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It seems like the author is at risk of breaking an arm patting herself on the back too hard. Yes, computer science can be a hard field. There are many hard fiel
by yorkvillemint 11y ago
It seems like the author is at risk of breaking an arm patting herself on the back too hard. Yes, computer science can be a hard field. There are many hard fields. These require hard work. Sometimes you don't understand the material in class. Sometimes you need to work really hard. Sometimes you feel silly or need to ask your prickly, overworked TA a bunch of questions when he or she would probably rather be doing other things. I'm not sure why the author seems to think this makes her deserving of special commendation, or what her experiences have to do with gender, but most of all the incredibly self-serving, west-wing-horn-section-playing-in-the-background tone in which this piece is written really grinds my gears.
- wonnage 11y agoLemme guess, you got by without needing a lot of handholding and now watching this girl pat herself on the back for figuring out how to get tons of help while your accomplishment goes unheralded has you rattled?
- leshow 11y agoor he just read the story and that's his opinion of the situation. i feel the same way and i didn't have an easy time in school.
- Latty 11y agoDifferent people have different things they struggle with - this was clearly an important breakthrough for her and many others, she wants to share that with the world. That's a positive thing, and I think you are unfairly characterising it as some kind of self-glorification.