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		VladRussian on May 13, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gary Vaynerchuk: “99.5 Percent Of Social Media Exp... PhD. is from science realm. Programming isn't a science, it is a craft. Like in any craft, you have master craftsmen who is able to and have produced masterpieces and you have apprentices and journeymen. There is also CS which is a science, and PhD is completely applicable there. And as expected and normal in any other area, the PhD in the science - CS - isn't automatically means that the holder is a master craftsmen in a somewhat related craft - in this case programming. The same way like for example PhD in economy theories vs. financial manager/CFO or just general manager/CEO - science and theory vs. craft.

forensic on May 14, 2011 [–]

PhD is not from the science realm.

The PhD was originally about theology, law and medicine. It was co-opted by scientists less than two centuries ago.

fhars on May 14, 2011 | [–]

The PhD was usually for anything exept the higher faculties theology, medicine, and law, which had the Th.D., M.D. and LL.D. instead.

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