Comments by "" (@brownhorsesoftware3605) on "Java u0026 Diversity In Tech | Trisha Gee In The Engineering Room Ep. 2" video.

  1. I started programming in 1977 in assembler on IBM 360/MVS. When I left 3 years later they replaced me with 4 people. I was hired because I got a very high score on the IBM programmer's aptitude test. They taught me assembler in 3 months. It was the last place I worked where there was more than one other woman developer until 2011 when the Norwegian feature phone platform I did the Java integration for was acquired by Nokia. I really enjoyed the interview. I was rather surprised to read the comments, however, which are remarkably unenlightened. The question at hand is how does one attract women to the field, not whether women can do software. As one of those few women who does, I recommend simply pointing out that even though you will probably be paid a good deal less than your white male counterparts, it will still be enough money to pay your horse's board.
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