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One side-effect I really hope to see from the sprouting of YC and YC-like firms is a break in this stereotypes of programmers being autistic children that need
by arohner 17y ago
One side-effect I really hope to see from the sprouting of YC and YC-like firms is a break in this stereotypes of programmers being autistic children that need handlers.
Though, I suspect it will suffer from selection bias. Any technical founders that end up making successful companies will be known for starting a company, and less known for their coding ability. You'll end up with techie founders who appear "normal" because they're successful, and the "autistic children" will continue to be employees for managers like this guy.
- omouse 17y agoYou don't need YC or YC-like firms for that. You just need computing scientists and computer programmers to act like professionals and dump the stereotypes themselves.
- arohner 17y agoSo you're saying they deserve it? Most programmers I've worked with act like professionals, yet are still treated like children. It's bad managers that have the stereotype, so programmers continuing to be professional doesn't fix the problem.