Re:Of Geeks and Girls
by gaius on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @01:18PM
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Would as much code get written if the industry was more socially mainstream? Would it be less but better or just less? There's no denying that the lone geek (male or female) staying up late gets an awful lot done.
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Why do you assume 'socially mainstream' == 'less code'?
You seem to be implying that geeks only write code because the industry isn't socially mainstream.
Simply because it means physically spending less time at the keyboard and less time with people who just want to code.
Socially mainstream means leaving work at 5pm and going to the pub, that's what "normal" people do.