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Re:As a Woman in Tech, I Realized: These Are Not My People by tptacek on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @07:24PM (#14974709)
Whoah. I'm not saying that people who write code for fun all do this. I write code for fun and so does my wife. I'm saying that people who claim that writing code for fun makes them superior developers do this.
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Re:As a Woman in Tech, I Realized: These Are Not My People by dunkelheit on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @08:29PM (#14975146)
Good. Because the way I interpreted your comment is that you are opposed to the whole notion.

> people who claim that writing code for fun makes them superior developers do this

What is "this" in this sentence? If "this" = "excited to feel superior" (from your previous comment), then the sentence reads almost like a tautology. If you simply mean that bragging and feeling smug about writing code for fun is kinda pathetic, then I agree. But that's true for bragging and feeling smug about, well, almost anything.

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Re:As a Woman in Tech, I Realized: These Are Not My People by jessaustin on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @09:43PM (#14975578)
It's fine to brag and feel smug about disliking TFA and the misogynistic "memo" for which it apparently has some sympathy...
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