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I read all these books this year too, except for Models.

I've slaved my way through most of the past decade working with some dead-end proprietary technology, managing to ignore the rest of the software development world while unlearning…

If you think the ungodly hidden XML embedded in text copied from Word is its most hideous crime, try working with living, breathing 500-page "documents" (specifications, test plans…

I beg to differ on your point of math being inherently non-social. In high school, I actively participated--and later led--my school's math league team. Every Friday, we were eithe…

I don't know about you, and your mathematics education background, but by the time I took my various math classes in university (I was in faculty of math), the higher level the cla…

I learned my multiplication table in Chinese (mother tongue), which was way easier when every line has the exact number of syllables (4), almost like a poem. I believe I was taught…

The question is, do people at large even want to do casual programming? Stepping back, what does "casual programming" mean anyway? Automate certain repetitive tasks? Do some compli…

I'm equally annoyed by people (in a non-personal setting) who asks me my birthday (down to the year) and then asks my age. The person asking is almost always some sort of governmen…

Net worth of $1m is hardly "rich" in my definition, since it's not sufficient for most of first-world population to retire on. Heck, that 2500 sq ft down the road was listed for $7…

That's the line I heard from a previous PM I had too.

As someone who became mother due to the lack of active prevention of pregnancy (call it a pleasant surprise), I am of course of a different opinion than yours. There is nothing sto…

What if Alice didn't know she was pregnant -- or wasn't even pregnant -- at the time of the interview? The process of hiring can drag on for weeks and months for many industries an…

Yes, it is the company's fault. The law regarding parental/maternity leave varies by jurisdiction, but raganwald is in Canada, and parental leave, complete with job protection, is …

Happened (happening) to me -- I'm 7 months pregnant, out of work for months. I haven't looked for new employment because it didn't feel "right" to apply to a new job knowing I'll b…

Congrats -- when I was 15, all I thought about was the opposite gender.

Honestly, I'm OK with the first part of the comment. It's the latter part which irks (most) people. Had it been "Katie's got the low cut dress on today! Going out tonight?" then I …

When I was in my early 20's, I (the lone female developer) was once asked by my manager to put together a gift for the only other female team member, a tester, who had just given b…

Thank you for pointing out the nuances of female tops commonly available today and how they look on different body shapes. With regard to button-up shirts, tailoring is a much bigg…

This is almost along the lines of the "if you don't want to get raped, don't dress like a whore" argument. Low cut dress can be functional (as described by Katie). Or maybe she's o…

Yes, your comment may get Sarah off the hook, but I'd probably feel even more offended by that comment than by the boss' request. If she has the courage to display any disdain over…

The notetaking situation as you describe it (not necessarily the way Katie was treated) can probably be averted by politely declining, such as, "Can someone else take notes this ti…