Prof. Haritsa's views on research

I recently bumped upon this interesting link on Prof. Jayant Haritsa's views on research. Although it is supposed to be Prof. Haritsa's views on MS vs PhD, much of it discusses his views on research life in general. As he says in the beginning, he is heavily biased towards a traditional notion of academics.
I don't think I have enough experience to comment on this topic. The last part is worth quoting:

Finally, in my view, ideal Phd is one where *you* come up with the problem, work alone (modulo advisor) and single-handedly write a definitive thesis on the issue.

Still considering grad school?

P.S. My personal interaction with Dr. Haritsa was primarily during the DBMS course he offers. Highly recommended if you end up at IISc!

Introduction

This is my research and technology blog. I'll add stuff that I've found interesting in my research area (which is supposed to be programming languages, program analysis and verification). I'll be happy to receive you comments and criticisms.
In case you are wondering about the name, read this.