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So I mentioned, multiple times, that you shouldn't exclude people that don't have a Github profile. All I'm saying is that if you're underprivileged you have th
by amasad 8y ago
So I mentioned, multiple times, that you shouldn't exclude people that don't have a Github profile. All I'm saying is that if you're underprivileged you have this awesome tool, use it.
And no I didn't have a lot of free time. I was working and going to school but when you're young you frankly don't need a whole lot of sleep.
- mverwijs 8y agoIt is the open Internet that levelled the playing field. Of which Github and Open Source are but subsets.
- amasad 8y agoAgreed. However, it was GitHub and not, for example, sourceforge that lowered the barrier to entry for open-source. The open internet is the substrate on which innovation runs.
- BTeam 8y agoLibre software and the open source spirit existed long before Internet. Sure, It was really hard to find projects and contribute to them, but we can do it since the dawn of computer science.
- wool_gather 8y ago> Sure, It was really hard to find projects and contribute to them They also weren't as visible and easily browsable.
- onion2k 8y agowhen you're young you frankly don't need a whole lot of sleep You do if you have health issues, or mental health issues, or kids (some young people have them), or a long commute, or a second job, or if you're not young... It's hard to recognize privilege when you have it.
- amasad 8y agoI can't tailor my advice to everyone possible ever. I'd wager there are many many underprivileged kids who have a lot of energy and some free time and my advice goes to them.
- jakobegger 8y agoMaybe we should stop complaining about privilege and call it opportunity? If you happen to have rich parents who pay for the best college, that's an awesome opportunity. Nobody should have to feel bad about taking it! If you are poor, but happen to have a lot of spare time, that's also an opportunity. Complaining about privilege is not actionable. Focussing on opportunities is a lot more constructive: We can look for ways to give someone an opportunity!
- onion2k 8y agoComplaining about privilege is not actionable. It is actionable though. People can make hiring decisions on a candidates work rather than what they do in the spare time, just as they do in every other industry besides tech.
- gaius 8y agowhen you're young you frankly don't need a whole lot of sleep So, you are perpetuating ageism then. Let’s see how cocky you are in 10, 20, 30 years when you can’t get a job because of all the bloggers crowing about their Github profiles...
- amasad 8y agoSince I'm talking about programming I'm also perpetuating ableism because you need to have functioning hands and eyes. I'm also perpetuating alivism because you need to be not dead.
- icebraining 8y agoyou need to have functioning hands and eyes. That's not actually the case! Blind programmers are not rare, and as for the other: https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/01/max-strzelecki-warlocks/ https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/01/max-strzelecki-warlocks/
- amasad 8y agoThat's inspiring. Thanks for sharing!
- watwut 8y agoOldée currently full time emplyed programmers can perform programming work. They typically dont have github profile. Which is where your comparison fails. You don't need to be young to code profesionally nor you need free time. Good job allows you to learn on the job. You need eyes and hands.
- miki123211 8y agonot exactly true. See https://www.parhamdoustdar.com/2016/04/12/advantages-of-being-a-blind-programmer/ https://www.parhamdoustdar.com/2016/04/12/advantages-of-bein... or https://www.vincit.fi/en/blog/software-development-450-words-per-minute/ https://www.vincit.fi/en/blog/software-development-450-words...