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I agree that the part you quoted could come off condescending, but I disagree with your prescription. We have plenty of resources for learning how to code that
by acjohnson55 13y ago
I agree that the part you quoted could come off condescending, but I disagree with your prescription. We have plenty of resources for learning how to code that make no gender assumptions, and yet we still have a glaring disparity. I see little reason to believe that your suggested solution of writing dispassionately about coding while avoiding elephant in the room of the gender disparity, in a piece meant to address that, is the proper remedy.
- devcpp 13y agoAgreed, it struck me as unique that the author says anything about women. I have seen dozens (if not hundreds) of programming tutorials and that was the first one that said anything about genders. The problem is somewhere else.
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- andrewflnr 13y agoAvoiding talking about gender in tutorials is not a prescription for fixing the gender gap in tech, it's a way to not make it worse. The fix, IMO, has to happen on a personal level, encouraging individuals of all stripes to try programming or other tech fields, and calling out those who make it harder.