A podcast about how stereotypes affect who goes into software engineering… Starring yours truly! https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2018/01/31/developer-stereotypes-with-sue-loh/
It’s not about time
When people say they don’t have TIME to do something, they are actually saying they don’t have the ENERGY to do it. Happiness and productivity require you to balance your energy.
This is what breaking ground feels like
My friend Lisa Hsu just wrote this piece to express the isolation and exhaustion she feels working in an environment without enough women. https://medium.com/@lisa.hsu/the-incredible-loneliness-of-being-an-only-c35ab7d85da2 I applaud her bravery in sharing her feelings. I have to count myself lucky that I feel nowhere near this level of strain. I think that is partly because I’m in… Continue reading This is what breaking ground feels like
Thoughts on the Pipeline
As I outline here, we have a shortage of people in computer science in general, and especially a shortage of women and minorities. People usually break the shortages down into two parts: pipeline (getting people to enter the field) and retention (getting them to stay). CS has problems with both parts. There are many factors… Continue reading Thoughts on the Pipeline
