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> "if you don't like the same kinds of video games as most other developers, you are likely to be made to feel unwelcome" Funny, I don't like the same kinds of
by js8 9y ago
> "if you don't like the same kinds of video games as most other developers, you are likely to be made to feel unwelcome"
Funny, I don't like the same kinds of video games as most other developers. I like Minecraft, and only one colleague I know who enjoys it is a (very smart) woman, although she is a tech writer, not a developer (she is perfectly capable of programming, in fact it is her hobby, she just likes writing better).
So please, don't stereotype. :-)
- tptacek 9y agoI'm deliberately oversimplifying. If you: 1. Like sports 2. Wear expensive or formal clothing 3. Dislike video games 4. Are uninterested in science fiction 5. Don't drink 6. Are over 50 ... you'll find valley software development culturally inhospitable. Obviously, lots of well-dressed 50 year old baseball fans have programming jobs. But those people don't "read" as software developers, and if you take those people and strip away their resumes, they will underperform people that don't have those characteristics in software development interviews.
- needlessly2 9y agoi'm a guy and i don't enjoy video games any more. I just feel i've grown out of that phase when I was 15. I'd rather go swimming, hiking, and try out different restaurants/bars.