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1. Many women want the option to stay home and raise their own children, at least for a few years. If a woman marries an otherwise-wonderful man who earns half her salary, she will…

If you work in an office with non-dev's -- like QA's, analysts, regular folks -- ask them. And then listen to what they say. As a QA, I frequently have the following experience: me…

FWIW, I've been sensitive to gluten for years, but when I traveled in Spain -- I was fine. Then I came back to the US, and tried wheat again. Nope. I would not be surprised if the …

On a similar note, "fear of not looking smart" can make it hard to ask a question. Often when I'm in a meeting and they're going deep into some technical thing I don't understand, …

This is less software-related, but one trap smart folks can fall into is being afraid to seem not smart. Like let's say an authority figure is trying to do something that doesn't f…

I had that thought at first, too. But then I thought about it: she has worked on the subtle shades of meaning in words for years in order to translate things. So the more subtle si…

I wish I had known when I was younger that a lot of the people who shoot down ideas, minimize your creativity, and say "that's impossible" aren't smarter than you. They're just mor…

I am also very interested in finding out more about the tech scene in Spain. Questions: - Are there many opportunities for technical QA -- folks who know SQL, Jmeter, and other tec…

I also second the joys of a part-time job. One of the most productive periods in my working life was when I had a job that was 30 hours a week. I worked 6 hours a day -- so that fo…

There are multiple factors, but basic discouragement, starting from childhood, is a big one. 100 years ago, when writing could make you a decent living, women were constantly disco…

I tried living totally without internet access, and while I felt a lot better overall, I eventually had to give in. Nowadays phone books aren't usually delivered to homes anymore, …