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Re: Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?

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Post by apeyrard »

nxtrafalgar wrote: post #258
ramblerman wrote: post #252

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Probably assurance that gender doesn't matter to be accepted and well-regarded? Isn't a list like this the exact opposite of that?

What? It is an attempt to normalise the idea that non-male programmers can work and communicate competently in their field. Whether you like it or not, certain elements of the technology community implicitly or explicitly reject this idea. If this idea is normalised, then finally 'gender will not matter'.

This is a gendered list of programming blogs, and proudly claims to be gendered. As such, it is quite opposite to the idea that gender doesn't matter.

Re: Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?

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Post by mattbgates »

I don't know if he is considered a developer, but I think Justin Jackson has some awesome startup advice (for developers). He follows others closely and draws from their experiences as well.

There are two things that I commonly see: 1. You have to fail in your first startup to understand. 2. Just because you had that experience doesn't mean the same person will

I don't fully agree. The fact is, you can always take heed of advice from ANYONE who has run a startup, gained experience, knows what works and what doesn't; and feel pretty confident that those people know what they are talking about.

When it comes to startup.. no need to jump right in and fail like so many others. There are plenty of things you can do in order to NOT fail... and that is.. following the advice of others who have failed, maybe still failing, and found even some hint of successes.

His website deserves a visit and a few reads.. just randomly choose some articles with good headlines: https://justinjackson.ca

He'll pull you right in. Sounds like a great guy who is just trying to make his own living to support his family while creating financial freedom away from the mundane workplace, while also helping others.

Re: Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?

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Post by obeid »

brokenmachine wrote: post #237
limedaring wrote: post #129

Some amazing non-male developers: — Jen Simmons: http://labs.jensimmons.com/ — Julia Evans: https://jvns.ca/ — Lea Verou: http://lea.verou.me/ — Mina Markham: http://mina.codes/ — Sara Soueidan: https://sarasoueidan.com/articles/ — Sarah Mei: http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/ — Ana Tudor: https://thebabydino.github.io/ — Anna Debenham: http://www.maban.co.uk/

> non-male In what way are the genitals of a programming blog author relevant?

The fact you felt compelled enough to pose such a question shows a certain bias in the community that warrants efforts to empower and amplify minorities within the community.

Re: Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?

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Post by Thrillington »

brokenmachine wrote: post #237
limedaring wrote: post #129

Some amazing non-male developers: — Jen Simmons: http://labs.jensimmons.com/ — Julia Evans: https://jvns.ca/ — Lea Verou: http://lea.verou.me/ — Mina Markham: http://mina.codes/ — Sara Soueidan: https://sarasoueidan.com/articles/ — Sarah Mei: http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/ — Ana Tudor: https://thebabydino.github.io/ — Anna Debenham: http://www.maban.co.uk/

> non-male In what way are the genitals of a programming blog author relevant?

It's now been 2 days since this was posted to hacker news. Here's the gender breakdown for the recommended posts:

209 unique males were mentioned 280 times

21 unique females were mentioned 26 times

Excluding GP's comment 14 unique females were mentioned 18 times

That ratio of 209 male voices to 21 female is the reason the genitals of a programming blog author is relevant.

*There were 11 mentions where I was unable to definitively determine gender.

Re: Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?

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Post by [deleted] »

exadeci wrote: post #259
wingerlang wrote: post #249

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While the person writing the post pointed it out, only one of the blogs seemed to be about her gender* while the others didn't even mention it as far as I saw. * http://mina.codes/# (extremely so, if I may add)

Of course, I was talking about the fact that, this comment is the second on this thread and that many women act this way. The best programming girls are usually the ones that don't waste their time with this representation of their gender.

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Re: Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?

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Post by Shicholas »

mej10 wrote: post #54
Shicholas wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean this in the most respectful way possible: David Nolen has a reached a level of enlightment the French describe as jouissance I will never achieve.

What makes you say that?

just the way he talks and simplifies FP in a way that previously has been impossible to achieve.

Re: Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?

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Post by worknhard99 »

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