Wet Dream--python to native compiler

[Dave Reed]

On Saturday 14 December 2002 13:53, Laura Creighton wrote:

> The problem is larger than that.  Ever since people started getting
> degrees to hold down larger salaries, there has been a big conflict
> between those people who want degrees to reflect 'completely new
> original work that advances the field' and those who would just like
> to get certified as 'being bloody more impressive than a 4 year
> degree man, and got the wallpaper to prove it'.  


That's the difference between and Ph.D. and a M.S. :-)


> There are lots of
> people who would like the second option, if only we could find a way
> to give it to them, but since we cannot, they are stuck having to do
> original research as well.  Suggestions on how to improve this state
> of affairs desparately wanted here -- or in private mail.  It is 
really
> bad, people.


I don't completely disagree with you - I've seen a number of people who 
did very impressive work, but their advisors said there wasn't quite 
enough "original work" to be a Ph.D. dissertation.

Dave