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University of Washington CS Lecturer Explains Why Women Don't Code; Chaos Ensues
- chmaynard 8y agoRead the article here: https://quillette.com/2018/06/19/why-women-dont-code/ https://quillette.com/2018/06/19/why-women-dont-code/ I studied CS at Stanford for a few years in the late '80s and '90s. My first course was taught by Stuart Reges, who was a popular lecturer and author of a textbook on Pascal programming. As I recall, Reges was a super talented teacher -- intelligent, articulate, and also very outspoken. Stanford fired Reges after he publicly endorsed marijuana use and admitted sharing it with students.
- ScottBurson 8y agoThis seems like a positive contribution to the debate. Reges lays out the argument very calmly, with no trace of the us-against-them tone that, I seem to recall, poisoned the Damore memo. (I should re-read it to check this impression.) Particularly, there's this near the end: It’s time for everyone to be honest, and my honest view is that having 20 percent women in tech is probably the best we are likely to achieve. Accepting that idea doesn’t mean that women should feel unwelcome. Recognizing that women will be in the minority makes me even more appreciative of the women who choose to join us. That's not the feeling I took away from Damore at all.