Candidate of Technical Sciences. Other career development IT-specialist?

Good day. Before starting this article, I want to make a reservation: I am not a supporter of work for the sake of work, and also work in the name of wages. With this article I do not set myself the task of writing another post (so that I could) or gain some kind of support (dating) from Habr. The current post, and in conjunction with it - comments to it, is a reflection on the topic - is it worth writing a dissertation in the conditions of modern Russia and can it (the dissertation) be useful anywhere other than a bookshelf? I read some material ( one , two ) on this topic (including three , four , and not quite on Habré - five ), but still I was a little discouraged by the huge amount of assorted information spread under the tree. Books are often written by renowned experts. And since the name is created to some extent by the recognition of the masses, hence the books are written for the masses. And the humanities and techies - everyone will find there something useful for themselves. But due to narrow specialization not to find detailed information. Moreover, we work in IT, and this field (as it seems to me for some reason) is a little differently related to science than, for example, the same physics or chemistry. And this year I ask myself a question (right from the beginning of university studies): does it make sense to get a degree in IT (well, some computer programming or research in generator programming)? As a result of this mini-article, I want to get an answer to my question first of all from myself based on the advice and opinions of friendly habrovchan. And since this all happens online, therefore, other respected habrizhiteli will be able to discover for themselves the topic of a degree in IT and understand whether they need it and whether it is worth taking this slippery slope. For honorary candidates and doctors of science in the field of IT and related areas under the cut prepared a lot of politeness and sensitive attention to every word in the comments.

Let - a small survey. And to the table.