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   by fwadfka 10y ago

   That number is misleading, because that data uses a "Computer sciences" category which likely lumps in "Information" degrees. The number I see in 2015 is ~2.5% ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=121018
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   by fwadfka 10y ago

   > Blacks are about 7% - 8% of college graduates with CS degrees each year Your data lumps together "Computer sciences," which probably includes Information degrees. If you look at CS degrees only it's about 2.5% in 2015 (
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   by fwadfka 10y ago

   People with CS degrees tend to be the ones building new software. Information degrees vary a lot, but tend to have decreased math requirements and be more focused on the application of technology. As a software engineer working in the bay a
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   by fwadfka 10y ago

   > * Percent of CS college graduates that are black: 11.5% The number I got for 2015 was 2.5% ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12101868 ) One of the key sources of this difference is whether you count "Informatio
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   by fwadfka 10y ago

   > Assuming everyone who graduated with a CS degree from the US was hired at an equivalent then one would expect something closer to 7%-8%. When I look at the data, I see that 2.5% of graduates are black. I'm looking at PhD, Master&#
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   by fwadfka 10y ago

   In Apple's 2014 EEO-1 they distinguish between professionals and technicians. Professionals are 1.7% black and technicians are 11.3% black. I assume both of these are lumped into a single "tech workforce" number. https:&#x2F