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Honestly even if she did little to no programming for her PhD, that just means there is far less of a "PhD stink" than if she had. Plenty of people switch from non-CS-related degrees, with B.A.'s in things like art history, to a software development career. All that matters is if they can code.

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Thanks for the reply. Yeah, she's got no experience, but I did suggest a code camp, and there are a whole lot of them in the SF area, so she's got that advantage. Not to mention unemployed, so I suggested just learning on her own too, and building some portfolio level items to get her in the door.

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