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Re:No need to pinkify – Girls get interested in tech because... by qihqi on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @06:12PM (#15918603)
Parent comment seems to be asking about aesthetics. Is the black brick 'thinkpad' or silver macbook more aesthetic to boys or girls?

However, since we are in topic of risk. Things like TDD and type systems only start to ring a bell when someone is already reasonably invested in computer science. The initial exploration (click all the menu items to see what is there, etc) is a risk seeking behavior.

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Re:No need to pinkify – Girls get interested in tech because... by brlewis on Thursday December 14, 2017 @08:34AM (#15922081)
True that the parent comment was more about aesthetics. I may have jumped too eagerly on the word "inherently".

Back to the topic of risk, I don't think the average girl is so risk-averse that she won't engage in exploratory activities. Curiosity is universal.

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