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What he is saying is that although that's the assumption, programming ability can be quantified such that the assumption becomes irrelevant.
by verroq 14y ago
What he is saying is that although that's the assumption, programming ability can be quantified such that the assumption becomes irrelevant.
- ReadEvalPost 14y agoThere is no way to make that assumption irrelevant. In absolutely no way is programming a perfect meritocracy, and social factors come into play just as much as any field. If the pervading attitude is "men are inherently better at this task," why would a woman want to enter the field? Besides, if programming ability could be accurately quantified, there wouldn't be a constant stream of articles on how difficult it is to separate the wheat from the chaff when hiring.