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Re:The Code-Breaking Women Who Unmasked Soviet Spies by funkythings on Saturday September 01, 2018 @08:16AM (#17891476)
I get that. These types of headlines tend to try to highlight the fact, that these programmers are WOMEN. Well, yeah, ok, I don't care, and people shouldn't care, if programmers want to have an "inclusive" community.

Do you understand where I'm coming from?

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Re:The Code-Breaking Women Who Unmasked Soviet Spies by matz1 on Saturday September 01, 2018 @11:53AM (#17892369)
Because it is trying to highlight the fact, that these programmers are WOMEN. Nothing to do with being "inclusive" community. If you feel this is a problem then well, too bad.
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Re:The Code-Breaking Women Who Unmasked Soviet Spies by funkythings on Saturday September 01, 2018 @04:16PM (#17893720)
great discussion
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Re:The Code-Breaking Women Who Unmasked Soviet Spies by pvg on Saturday September 01, 2018 @09:15PM (#17894897)
It's more of an exhortation.
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Re:The Code-Breaking Women Who Unmasked Soviet Spies by mbrumlow on Saturday September 01, 2018 @11:13AM (#17892188)
When you start pointing out genders you automatically make something that was "inclusive" into a bunch of smaller exclusionary groups.

In today's age women can be just as offense as man can to groups who don't identify as either. Breaking a unified group even further.

All do the "Women who ..." And "Women in ..." Inititives are only causing harm by creating segregation. And in the long run fevloping separate cultures around a core topic.

We don't have to have our genders as the main focus to be "inclusive"

We simply need to be programmers.

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Re:The Code-Breaking Women Who Unmasked Soviet Spies by funkythings on Saturday September 01, 2018 @04:01PM (#17893655)
well put! Most people don't realise how divisive identity politics is.
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