2026-04-03 15:02 UTC
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@sophiehuiberts@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-03 15:50
@tito I think "Nobody will read the papers" is too cynical. Good institutions sign + follow DORA, which says to judge papers on their individual merit and not on venue reputation. On the other hand, I do think its wise to always shoot for the best conference you can get into. Here, 'best' means the one that gets the most eyeballs on your work, from among the audience you want to read your work. Sometimes that means STOC/FOCS/ICALP, sometimes that means a conference for your subfield. What I recommend students is to be mindful of which results are worth writing up. Just because you proved something, doesn't mean its exciting enough to invest the effort of making a paper out of it. Sometimes that means a result never sees the light of day, and that's fine. And sometimes you later stumble on a different & more exciting problem where your old proof technique can really shine, and then that's the right moment to put it out there.