roadtripgeek

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by roadtripgeek 18y ago
I've noticed there's a difference in how people who label themselves "religious" and people who choose the label "spiritual" act (at least in the Bible Belt). Most of the people in my hometown who chose religious would beat you over the hea
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by roadtripgeek 18y ago
Sometimes things happen that you have no way of predicting and making a contingency plan for. I had the world's least annoying pregnancy (no morning sickness, gestational diabetes, or pre-eclampsia worries). I stayed within the recommended
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by roadtripgeek 18y ago
My dad was a programmer, so I don't know what it's like to grow up without a computer. Having a computer from such a young age set me up to be bored in school. Zork was a major influence in my initial interest in reading. By the time I hit
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by roadtripgeek 19y ago
Just out of curiosity, what is the cut off point between young and old programmers? If it's somewhere between 40-50, I would agree that you see fewer programmers in this age range. But I think that also has something to do with fewer positi
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by roadtripgeek 19y ago
Ah, ok. That makes more sense, although it is quite different from what my husband's company considers "managing coders" to be. That does sound more in line with what I want to do long term. Thanks for giving me a different view.
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by roadtripgeek 19y ago
There's nothing wrong with managing programmers. It was just the assumption that I didn't want to "get my hands dirty" because I was female that bothered me. I don't know if it's common for project managers to contribute code in other compa
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by roadtripgeek 19y ago
I really enjoy coding, so I plan to stick with it. I am hoping that programming jobs will be similar to other jobs I've worked, in that where you work does make a difference as far as "corporate culture" goes. I've been researching internsh
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by roadtripgeek 19y ago
We're still here. Based on my personal experience, there are plenty of reasons why geek girls are avoiding CS. For starters, I've had to deal with a few of my classmates make lame jokes,like boobs and brains being an inverse ratio and follo