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We can't even end language wars. It's not a tech problem. Programmers can start, like every other human being, with empathy and examining their own assumptions
by gregjor 6y ago
We can't even end language wars.
It's not a tech problem. Programmers can start, like every other human being, with empathy and examining their own assumptions, biases, and bigotry. Since there's no global community of programmers, and it's a skill or a job rather than an identity, I think you're asking a meaningless question.
- tbwriting 6y agoI like where you were going, but sorry - it’s really not a meaningless question at all. Programming is a skill, and produces tools - tools that help people communicate, inform, solve problems, and more. (Also, no global community of programmers? Maybe not a single overarching one, but there definitely is one.)
- gregjor 6y agoI’ve been programming for 40+ years, I’m not aware of any global community. How do I join? A bunch of people doing the same kind of work is not a “community” to me. Is there a community of car owners? People who wear socks? I suppose programmers can take some credit for putting cameras in cell phones, but the people using those to document and prosecute racism are not the programmers. I’m sure we’ll see a flurry of apps to track police abuse or something, but I don’t think those will make any difference, because the problem isn’t “not enough software.”