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The Programming Women’s Dress Code
- jafl5272 16y ago> So, what have we learned about the woman programmer’s dress code? Unlike the men’s dress code, beards are not in fashion Thank goodness!
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- sliverstorm 16y ago"But, with the exception of a rare few, it seems that neither male nor female programmers give a rat’s ass about fashion" Yup. In the end, nobody can tell whether or not you were wearing a pinstripe suit when they examine your most recent commit.
- bmelton 16y agoI always make sure to leave little details like that in my comments. ;-)
- astine 16y ago//Feb 08, 2010 - Rewrote the XML parser to use a proper SAX API - Suit. //Feb 9, 2010 - Refactored the lexer code - T-shirt and jeans. //Feb 12, 2010 - Rewrote much of module b to remove extra loops to make it more efficient , added security features to the web front-end, solved the halting problem - Naked
- calcnerd256 16y agoThe halting problem isn't open to be solved. It would have been funnier to claim to have solved an open problem (maybe P=NP?) so as not to break the willful suspension of disbelief.
- gojomo 16y agoWow, Steve Jobs even stole the black turtleneck look from Adele Goldberg!
- benbeltran 16y agoExactly my thoughts! ... Not happy with getting the ideas from xerox, he also got the looks to sell them.
- whyenot 16y agoWell, stole might be too strong a word. Erm, I guess you could say he xerox'd her look.
- mkramlich 16y agoI see what you did there.
- ladyada 16y agoShafi is a mathematician/computer scientist, and Jepsen and Ellsworth are not programmers - they are engineers! Go engineers! Our wrists hurt less!
- pbhjpbhj 16y agoJeri Ellsworth also appears to wear reasonably fashionable garb - http://www.downloads.reactivemicro.com/Public/Users/Henry_Courbis/Pics/People_Pics/Jeri%20Ellsworth%20%20-%20C1%20Chick%20-%20KFEST%202006.jpg http://www.downloads.reactivemicro.com/Public/Users/Henry_Co... looks almost high-fashion (couture) and http://www.techlifemashup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jeri-ellsworth.jpg http://www.techlifemashup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jer... doesn't look unfashionable.
- alnayyir 16y agoI don't think the distinction between engineer and programmer is incredibly meaningful unless we're discussing 1. People with professional qualifications (I mean licensed engineers, ie Canada/UK) 2. You're comparing 'engineers' against blub Java coders (In which case I'd agree, they're not engineers)
- eru 16y agoI actually dislike the job-title engineer. Programmer would be fine. But that's because I come from a country where that word has a meaning.
- Legion 16y agoBetween this article and the men's one, Ada Lovelace definitely wins the best dressed contest.
- astrec 16y agoIndeed. As a point of interest Ada Lovelace was Byron's only legitimate child, but he is known to be father of one other, and presumed (with varying degrees of certainty) father of two more.
- johnroescher 16y agoGreat post!
- arithmetic 16y ago>But, with the exception of a rare few, it seems that neither male nor female programmers give a rat’s ass about fashion. Being what this post would refer to as a "programming woman", I can attest to this. And I think this is one of the primary reasons I (and other women I know in the computer industry) got drawn into computers - no one cares what you look like or where you're from. Heck, most people in your industry might not even see you physically. You don't have to dress up (if you do, that's totally fine). That's just crazy cool for an introverted nerd.
- aohtsab 16y ago>But, with the exception of a rare few, it seems that neither male nor female programmers give a rat’s ass about fashion. Fantastic. My sister got on my case about not dressing up or, as she called it, 'showing off my body'. You're only young once, she said. Which, I said, is why I don't want to waste my time thinking about clothes when I'd rather program. Sure, I occasionally like dressing up, but I really could care less about whether my outfits are new and original each day. Also, nothing is more insulting than going to a programming meeting, throwing in my 2 cents, and having a guy come up to me afterwards only to comment on my earrings.
- ryanjmo 16y agoShafi, is my Dissertation Advisor's Advisor. That makes her my Grand Advisor or something like that in Academic terms. I like this quote "I can’t even begin to understand what this means in English, but it sounds impressive doesn’t it?", this is pretty much what I get whenever I try to explain to people what my PhD is in... ha.
- Dove 16y ago> Fine Victorian era gowns are in Sweet. I've always wanted an excuse to wear one.
- mahmud 16y agoGrace Hopper is famous for something other than programming. I can't remember where, but I have seen her being quoted in a political article about strategy. I wish I had jotted it down. Any military/polysci types able to shed some light on this?
- thwarted 16y agoDo you see it here? I don't see anything about strategy specifically. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper
- javajones 16y agoMy office had the usual dress causal atmosphere until one day our new manager decided to make his mark by having dress up Wednesdays. So I decided to wear a formal complete with gloves(glad to know Ada did it too). I was the belle of the ball. I no longer work there but the guys have continued the tradition in my honor and dress in tales and top hats. :)