This is a great reply. A lot of the anti-DEI folk seem to think that there IS some kind of objective way to rank software engineers against each other. If the

This is a great reply. A lot of the anti-DEI folk seem to think that there IS some kind of objective way to rank software engineers against each other. If there was, Google interviews (and interviews in general) would be MUCH less of a shitshow, and hiring would be much less stressful overall. But there isn't - brilliant people present very differently depending on their backgrounds, and the unfortunate truth is that asking people to judge this subjectively ends up creating tons of bias. The constant stream of DEI fluff (like banning the words "blacklist" or "master") can get annoying, but pretending that there are no problems or that these departments exist for ideological reasons is worse. If you believe in meritocracy, you should believe in recruiting from HBCUs and doing outreach to other URM.