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Today's developers: Self-taught and over-caffeinated

• jnem 12y ago
  I think the sample data in this particular study is skewed horribly by the fact that it comes from SO. Only 5.8% female? Maybe thats because SO is sometimes a hostile community, curated by a bunch of pedantic gnomes. The fact that 48% of the responders to the study were self taught may be more accurate, as there is frankly so little schooling available in traditional education for web development. That said, SO is an ask-and-learn community, so Im actually a bit surprised that 48% is not larger.
  • 0xdeadbeefbabe 12y ago
    They aren't actually gnomes.
    • jnem 12y ago
      :) correct, for clarification, they are Svirfneblin.
      • PirateDave 12y ago
        Maybe Falmer fits as well? [1] http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Falmer http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Falmer
        • jnem 12y ago
          True, Falmer are blind after all.
• 0xdeadbeefbabe 12y ago
  What kind of learning isn't self-taught anyway? I think the expression is hoakey, and perhaps appealing to young developers who might take selfies or do other things with themselves. Consider this comment a free gift.
  • VOYD 12y ago
    Agreed, plus only noobs fill out surveys ;)