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> You may not agree, but I think having more women and minorities in programming would be a good thing. When you say minorities, who exactly do you mean? Silic
by eshvk 13y ago
> You may not agree, but I think having more women and minorities in programming would be a good thing.
When you say minorities, who exactly do you mean? Silicon Valley has more non white immigrants writing code than 'young white dudes'.
- xionon 13y agoAh! Yeah, my bad. My Midwest assumptions are showing through. I'll try to be more aware.
- fadelakin 13y agoWhen I think minorities, I think African American and Hispanic. I grew up in Nigeria and I'm lucky that my parents decided to move to America where I picked up on programming. If there were more notable blacks in SV, I would have decided on programming sooner. Non white immigrants to me are not minorities but I could be and I probably am wrong.
- eshvk 13y ago> Non white immigrants to me are not minorities but I could be and I probably am wrong. If you are going by the socio-cultural definition of a person who has not had the chances that the cultures in the U.S. have been given. There are enough minorities, American Indian, Hmong and so on to name a few. If you are going by the definition of a person who ethnically belongs to a population who is not the majority, then there are Asians who have done well for themselves in the programming industry but still are minorities. Oh also, sometimes there won't be people ahead to make the path for you. You have to get out there and make it yourself. I grew up in Ethiopia, touched a computer for the first time at the age of 16 (for thirty minutes because we paid by the minute). Not everyone has the magical opportunities that exist in America.