> had a very odd combination of thug background mixed with highly valuable software development abilities This is my experience, too. And it is very good to r

> had a very odd combination of thug background mixed with highly valuable software development abilities This is my experience, too. And it is very good to read this here. Great article, thanks for the writer and the one who brought it here. We are a minority in tech compared to women but it is difficult to not think that HN is as racists as the article describes when you see articles like "Women in Tech" getting a whole day into the #1 and this one flagged with a lot of racists comments that aren't flagged.