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Post April 21st, 2011, 4:19 pm

What is your opinion, why is there more men than women programmers?
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Post April 21st, 2011, 4:19 pm

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Post April 23rd, 2011, 12:38 am

because women like the easy stuff? ... but there are women out here who are programmers and the number increases day in day out... the men will be in for a bigger surprise some time soon :)
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Post April 23rd, 2011, 11:15 am

Pffft. Women have been programming men since the beginning of time!
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Post April 24th, 2011, 11:24 am

hahahahaha! :D I totally agree :)
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Post April 24th, 2011, 1:05 pm

joebert wrote:
Pffft. Women have been programming men since the beginning of time!


Eish, too true. I just think the concept of programming is not one that appeals to woman. It is not as social as other lines of work. I have met one or two but they generally move on to project management or the likes. Nothing to do with intelligence, all to do withinterest :)
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Post April 24th, 2011, 9:13 pm

Rabid Dog wrote:
joebert wrote:
Pffft. Women have been programming men since the beginning of time!


Eish, too true. I just think the concept of programming is not one that appeals to woman. It is not as social as other lines of work. I have met one or two but they generally move on to project management or the likes. Nothing to do with intelligence, all to do withinterest :)


agreed, how many girls spent copious amount of time on the computer like nerds :P
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Post April 24th, 2011, 10:35 pm

me :)
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Post April 24th, 2011, 11:44 pm

prog_beginner wrote:
me :)

HOOAH!
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Post April 25th, 2011, 4:47 am

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me :)

yes you are one but if you look at the estimated ratio;

Men 1 in 10

Woman 1 in 100

but yea was just making the point. not often you see a female developer but they are turning up more and more these days.
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Post April 25th, 2011, 6:30 pm

I agree with Rabid Dog. Programming is not glamorous and holds the geek stereotype. Who knows maybe it will change in the future.
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Post June 13th, 2011, 11:26 pm

I think it's the whole fear of being stuck in tech support pool with a bunch of guys wearing Mr. Spock ears and watching South Park and Gorillaz videos that does it. I do remember learning the basics of coding on my amiga 500 ;)
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Post June 14th, 2011, 12:40 am

one of the few :) As for the spock ears, well, I was born with a set of those :D
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Post June 14th, 2011, 8:56 am

.. and I confess to liking Gorillaz videos :)
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Post June 14th, 2011, 12:33 pm

sherma wrote:
.. and I confess to liking Gorillaz videos :)

I am sorry, I nearly pee'd myself when I read that. Anyone else got some dark geek secrets they want to share? :D
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Post June 21st, 2011, 9:08 am

Ada Lovelace, look her up :)
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