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That's just a load of CS elite nonsense. Mass market programming languages are built on the back of "non serious engineers" as you call it. PHP is big because
by ryanobjc 12y ago
That's just a load of CS elite nonsense.
Mass market programming languages are built on the back of "non serious engineers" as you call it. PHP is big because it is legible and works for literally 10 million "not serious PHP engineers".
Ridiculing the funnel of people into engineering is insane. This comment alone is the reason why 50 women didn't go into CS this week.
- steffan 12y agoHyperbole much? If a man or woman is that put off by this sort of comment, they're probably more suited for another field of endeavor.
- ryanobjc 12y agoI prefer the term rhetoric. It has been proven that anxiety about not "knowing enough" or being "good enough" at programming is keeping women out of CS. By segregating students into ability levels, one college was able to get enrollment up to 42% in CS: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/76028566-harvey-mudd-president-klawe-on-women-in-technology.html http://www.bloomberg.com/video/76028566-harvey-mudd-presiden... Considering how important programming is becoming, how many aspects of our lives are ALREADY controlled by code, your "suited for another field of endeavor" comment just makes no sense.