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I don't think she's saying that. Do white males without programming skills get programming internships at a higher rate? Are there even a significant number of
by natrius 14y ago
I don't think she's saying that. Do white males without programming skills get programming internships at a higher rate? Are there even a significant number of people who take that path?
Hiring is not the problem. Getting underrepresented folks to choose computer science in the first place is.
- 001sky 14y agoNow I think you are attacking the point directly. I can't speak for the author but it seems to me that the person does believe this. viz "it’s a pretty fucking easy job..." etc [1] ___________ [1] The whole context is as follows: If there’s one thing I’ve learned after thirty-three years of being alive, it’s that if you see middle-class white boys flocking in droves to a particular career path, it’s a pretty fucking easy job and you should try and get yourself one like that. I guess that’s a little mean. Sorry, middle-class white boys. I’m not calling you dumb. I’m calling you soft.