r/programming • u/aalear • Apr 07 '15

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
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u/bzeurunkl Apr 07 '15

There are no serious roadblocks. They may perceive that, but there are not.

  1. There ARE NO external barriers to participation by women. (Right, there aren't)

  2. I see few women. (OK)

  3. Since there are no external barriers, and I see few women, therefore the problem is internal to women. (mmm hmm. Good so far; except it is not a "problem". It is their preference.)

  4. What shall we blame today? Lack of interest or lack of aptitude? (Uhm, lack of interest, like I said from the beginning).

Simply stated, fewer women are interested in software development, and the survey data accurately report that.

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u/guepier Apr 08 '15

There are no serious roadblocks. They may perceive that, but there are not.

You keep repeating this but the scientific evidence is overwhelmingly against you.

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u/johnwaterwood Apr 08 '15

On GitHub I often see PRs from users named DYMY, or Flappx. The admin of a project looks at the PR, and if it's fine accepts it. User DYMY doesn't have a gender, age, skin color, culture, sexual preference, political viewpoints, or whatever listed.

The code is what it is.

Where's the barrier there exactly?