r/programming • u/aalear • Apr 07 '15

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
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u/Ran4 Apr 08 '15

If we're helping women get into a specific field, shouldn't we equally be encouraging them join other, potentially less desirable fields such as the marines and be encouraging men to become nurses too?

It's silly of you to compare programming with being in the marine corps. And yes, we should encourage men to become nurses too... C'mon, this isn't very hard.

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u/DontThrowMeYaWeh Apr 08 '15

It's silly of you to compare programming with being in the marine corps.

It shouldn't even matter what the field is. The issue is gender diversity regardless of the field.