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If you try writing a technical book as a woman, other women will discourage you, saying, "No one will buy a computer book written by a woman." No joke.
by ktRolster 11y ago
If you try writing a technical book as a woman, other women will discourage you, saying, "No one will buy a computer book written by a woman."
No joke.
- audessuscest 11y agoThat's not true, this book [1] is written by a woman and got a lot of support : [1] http://www.amazon.fr/CSS-Secrets-Lea-Verou/dp/1449372635 http://www.amazon.fr/CSS-Secrets-Lea-Verou/dp/1449372635 (it's really good btw)
- ktRolster 11y agoIt's absolutely not true, and in fact the #1 book in Amazon's "Computers & Technology" category last week was written by a woman. Despite that, it's a belief that's out there, and it prevents some women from even trying (which is bad).
- benlovell 11y agoPractical object oriented design in Ruby by Sandi Metz is hugely popular, and not just inside the Ruby community, and rightly so, it's one of if not the greatest texts on programming I've read.
- glitchdout 11y agoI've only bought one Ruby book and it's POODR by Sandi Metz. One of the best programming books I've ever read.