Victor Bushk

Can you explain please what do you mean "we do need more good people in computer science research"? Do you mean "Academia needs more people in computer science research" or "Industry needs more people in computer science research"? By the way, Gregory Andrew who is the director of the Division of Computer and Network Systems at National Science Foundation, he says otherwise. Here his interview http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/3220/opportunities_in_computer_science_research/

to thedarkshade: Thank you! But one of my acquaintance said next:"At the risk of perpetuating a stereotype, a lot of the programmers that put in long hours/sleep at the office/etc. are 'nerds' that feel (often rightly so) that programming is the most exciting thing in their lives. I suspect they tend to self-aggregate in gaming software and things like that. I also suspect they are a distinct minority among programmers. The ones I work with, for example, have no problem keeping regular, reasonable hours and having real lives outside of work. The only time this isn't the case is when there's a new product release coming up, but every job is going to have times when you have to get the job done." And I was stun by this article http://wuphys.wustl.edu/~katz/scientist.html but thanks for encouraging.

Dear All: I'm finishing my M.S., and the question about taking Ph.D. study is arising. I've been doing research in the field of theoretical computer science, so for me two ways are available: to be programmer or to get Ph.D study. I like both programming and computer science, but I don't know about working conditions in both of them. The key factor for me is a free time: I hate to be prisoner of my job, when job captures me, when it makes me spend evenings and nights by doing work. Money isn't so sufficient for me as free time, I want to have time for my family for my main hobbies - outdoor and photography. I have neither been programmer nor scientist, I would be thankful to hear anyone's thoughts about the situation. Victor B.