Finally, an article that actually talks about the real reasons, instead of blaming it on the hiring process. There are numerous companies that would LOVE to hi

Finally, an article that actually talks about the real reasons, instead of blaming it on the hiring process. There are numerous companies that would LOVE to hire black and latino programmers. In fact, I would go so far as to say that if you are black or latino (and are even halfway competent at programming), you actually have an ADVANTAGE in the hiring process because your race is so under-represented, and the companies want to satisfy their anti-discrimination policies. The problem in these companies isn't that the candidates are being discriminated against (although there are, of course, plenty of challenges that still need to be overcome in that area). The problem is that the candidates just aren't there! For every 50-75 white programmers that applied to work at my company, there was probably only 1 black person who applied, and that's not even taking skill level into account. If we want to solve the racial equality and representation issues in tech, we have to start at the bottom of the funnel. We have to solve the problem at the education, support, and motivation level. We need to get younger black and latino kids and teenagers interested in programming, and we need to make sure that they have the right environment and support to pursue that dream.