[dcre]

That's not completely fair: the math department is world-class, and the computer science department is sort of an offshoot of it. It does have a very theoretical bent. That doesn't mean it's bad.

[sillysaurus2]

He didn't say it's bad, but rather that it's not built out. It's true that all else equal, UChicago isn't a good choice for CS.

Anyone have thoughts about UIC? djb is a professor there, and it seems like their CS department is pretty extensive.

[onedev]

As well all know though, UIUC is where it's at for CS.

[selectodude]

Of course, but I would say UIC is very good as well.