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just_passing_through
2020 Jul 24, 9:29pm
just_passing_through
2020 Jul 24, 9:29pm
Dholliday126 says
Spoken by someone who knows shit about coding. The trick is to be multidisciplinary. Hard to outsource that. You can ask for more $ as well. Alternatively just be a badass coder. Not many of those from foreign shores to compete with.
Sure put me on the road to wealth vs. being a bench scientist cloning n' shit. Fuck that.
On topic: I think 'girls who code' is retarded as hell. Just learn to code and keep gender out of it. I've known several badass female coders. Most are just QA people though.
Coding is suck a fucking lie. Why teach yourself a profession that can be outsourced anywhere around the globe for someone who will work for pennies. Fuck that.
Spoken by someone who knows shit about coding. The trick is to be multidisciplinary. Hard to outsource that. You can ask for more $ as well. Alternatively just be a badass coder. Not many of those from foreign shores to compete with.
Sure put me on the road to wealth vs. being a bench scientist cloning n' shit. Fuck that.
On topic: I think 'girls who code' is retarded as hell. Just learn to code and keep gender out of it. I've known several badass female coders. Most are just QA people though.
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Patrick
2020 Jul 24, 9:34pm
Patrick
2020 Jul 24, 9:34pm
just_adhom_preaching says
Same here! I worked in a bio lab as an undergrad and actually got into an MD-PhD program before ditching it and discovering coding. Has worked pretty well for me too.
just_adhom_preaching says
You can't say that!
Lol, yes you certainly can, here. It is indeed retarded as hell. Keep gender out of it. If you're good, you're good, end of story.
Sure put me on the road to wealth vs. being a bench scientist cloning n' shit. Fuck that.
Same here! I worked in a bio lab as an undergrad and actually got into an MD-PhD program before ditching it and discovering coding. Has worked pretty well for me too.
just_adhom_preaching says
On topic: I think 'girls who code' is retarded as hell. Just learn to code and keep gender out of it. I've known several badass female coders. Most are just QA people though.
You can't say that!
Lol, yes you certainly can, here. It is indeed retarded as hell. Keep gender out of it. If you're good, you're good, end of story.
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just_passing_through
2020 Jul 24, 9:37pm
just_passing_through
2020 Jul 24, 9:37pm
Patrick says
Because you are smarter than those in the MD-PhD program. If you're like me you met a lot of people who were further along and all you heard was a lot of whining.
I think coding is something women are very good at if they are interested. Most are not.
I worked in a bio lab as an undergrad and actually got into an MD-PhD program before ditching it
Because you are smarter than those in the MD-PhD program. If you're like me you met a lot of people who were further along and all you heard was a lot of whining.
I think coding is something women are very good at if they are interested. Most are not.
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Patrick
2020 Jul 24, 10:27pm
Patrick
2020 Jul 24, 10:27pm
just_adhom_preaching says
Yes, definitely. They did not look happy.
just_adhom_preaching says
Sure, they could be, but they really aren't interested as a rule. I'm certain the female lack of interest in coding is genetic. It's just too damn consistent.
If you're like me you met a lot of people who were further along and all you heard was a lot of whining.
Yes, definitely. They did not look happy.
just_adhom_preaching says
I think coding is something women are very good at if they are interested. Most are not.
Sure, they could be, but they really aren't interested as a rule. I'm certain the female lack of interest in coding is genetic. It's just too damn consistent.
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just_passing_through
2020 Jul 24, 11:18pm
just_passing_through
2020 Jul 24, 11:18pm
Patrick says
I actually think if they were interested the mean for 'great coder' would be female. Males have longer tails in the distribution measurements for that sort of talent and would still stand out.
In general, they multi-task better. I think of my sister who can:
1. Cook spaghetti
2. Interact with FB on her phone
3. Referee her kids
4. Have a chat with me while I'm visiting
5. Control her husband
6. Talk on the phone (while using FB)
pretty well at the same time.
Me: I can do one of those things very well. Probably 3 things in parallel well if I practice. I'm quite male with a laser focus.
Being able to hold several things in your head at the same time lends well to coding. The whole thing is a canard.
Sure, they could be, but they really aren't interested as a rule. I'm certain the female lack of interest in coding is genetic. It's just too damn consistent.
I actually think if they were interested the mean for 'great coder' would be female. Males have longer tails in the distribution measurements for that sort of talent and would still stand out.
In general, they multi-task better. I think of my sister who can:
1. Cook spaghetti
2. Interact with FB on her phone
3. Referee her kids
4. Have a chat with me while I'm visiting
5. Control her husband
6. Talk on the phone (while using FB)
pretty well at the same time.
Me: I can do one of those things very well. Probably 3 things in parallel well if I practice. I'm quite male with a laser focus.
Being able to hold several things in your head at the same time lends well to coding. The whole thing is a canard.
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Ceffer
2020 Jul 25, 3:15am
Ceffer
2020 Jul 25, 3:15am
Women can't code during their periods. They destroy everything and have to start over from scratch. Also, real coders don't need cat and cutesy emojis every second line of code.
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just_passing_through
2020 Jul 25, 7:41am
just_passing_through
2020 Jul 25, 7:41am
Ceffer says
Whatdaya mean? You aren't fluent in LOL code?
http://www.lolcode.org/
https://github.com/justinmeza/lolcode-spec/blob/master/v1.2/lolcode-spec-v1.2.md
I had a co-worker (yes, a she) implement the Smith-Waterman algorithm in LOL.
Also, real coders don't need cat and cutesy emojis every second line of code.
Whatdaya mean? You aren't fluent in LOL code?
http://www.lolcode.org/
https://github.com/justinmeza/lolcode-spec/blob/master/v1.2/lolcode-spec-v1.2.md
I had a co-worker (yes, a she) implement the Smith-Waterman algorithm in LOL.
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FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden
2020 Jul 25, 8:25am
I knew one, she really sucked at her job. Played “I’m a woman card” a lot because all ca men are afraid to say anything to a female and get called into HR. You know CA politics... it’s harassment if they perceive it.
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mell
2020 Jul 25, 9:33am
Dholliday126 says
Anyone who has ever worked on a broken English project outsourced to wherever and saw it go down in flames after wasting all the money - in one or two cases the teams simply disappeared after taking the money and being reminded to finally deliver - knows you can only outsource basic stuff, some bug fixing, basic customer service and projects that have already been bootstrapped and put into solid architectural footing. The bigger danger for coding is bringing cheap labor in that competes with American citizens and suppresses wages. All in all if you know a vocational skill or two or are a good coder you should never have to be unemployed against your will.
Coding is suck a fucking lie. Why teach yourself a profession that can be outsourced anywhere around the globe for someone who will work for pennies. Fuck that.
Anyone who has ever worked on a broken English project outsourced to wherever and saw it go down in flames after wasting all the money - in one or two cases the teams simply disappeared after taking the money and being reminded to finally deliver - knows you can only outsource basic stuff, some bug fixing, basic customer service and projects that have already been bootstrapped and put into solid architectural footing. The bigger danger for coding is bringing cheap labor in that competes with American citizens and suppresses wages. All in all if you know a vocational skill or two or are a good coder you should never have to be unemployed against your will.
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Patrick
2020 Jul 26, 3:08pm
Patrick
2020 Jul 26, 3:08pm
rox42 says
This deserves to be its own post:
https://patrick.net/post/1334085/2020-07-26-men-s-rights-are-human-rights
Wow, Cassie Jaye....interesting exploring the other side of men's rights from a feminist. Good stuff! Worthwhile to watch the youtube link.
www.youtube.com/embed/3WMuzhQXJoY
http://theredpillmovie.com/
This deserves to be its own post:
https://patrick.net/post/1334085/2020-07-26-men-s-rights-are-human-rights
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