The programming talent myth [LWN.net]

The programming talent myth

Posted Apr 30, 2015 15:26 UTC (Thu) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989)
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>The tech industry is rife with sexism, racism, homophobia, and discrimination.

There are people. These problems are people problems, not pursuant to the tech industry as such.
We get the meritocracy we honestly pursue.

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The programming talent myth

Posted May 1, 2015 1:08 UTC (Fri) by rgmoore (✭ supporter ✭, #75) [Link] (1 responses)

There are people. These problems are people problems, not pursuant to the tech industry as such.

Some industries try to overcome those kinds of people problems by recruiting from neglected groups, encouraging people to understand and value diversity, and punishing anti-social jerks who want to perpetuate discrimination. Other industries ignore those people problems, promote anti-social jerks, and allow the bigots to drive neglected groups out of the workforce. Which one do you think better describes the tech industry?

The programming talent myth

Posted May 1, 2015 1:13 UTC (Fri) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989) [Link]

It's one thing to be in a publicly traded company, subject to laws, e.g. OSHA. Actual business models; quarterly reporting: skin in the game.
It's another to be hanging out and socializing, where unfortunate jacking around is challenging to address other than with peer pressure.
Thus, I'm not sure the comparison is a fair one.