Coding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complex

Re:Coding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complex by jimmywanger on Sunday January 08, 2017 @07:14PM (#13353022)

FTA: >inevitably white and male

What the heck does that have to do with the rest of the article? Just a cultural dig at coding and coder stereotypes that fits the current zeitgeist?

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Re:Coding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complex by sigmar on Sunday January 08, 2017 @08:05PM (#13353239)

Noting a stereotype is a "cultural dig"? Why don't you take offense at the other stereotypes preceding those (ie "socially challenged, type-first-think-later hacker")?

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Re:Coding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complex by jimmywanger on Sunday January 08, 2017 @08:35PM (#13353348)

Because "socially challenged, type-first-think-later hacker" has some sort of relationship with people not thinking about wider social implications of their work.

I'd have the same reaction if they said "Asian immigrant on a h1b visa" - why are you even bringing this up when it has absolutely no relevance to the subject at hand? Might as well bring up hoodies and jeans while you're at it.

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