Jargon: the instrument of the Patriarchy, that the Man weilds, to keep little girls out of computers. And now we're going to teach girls how to program,
Well, whatever. She has as good a chance at banning jargon as she does banning creole. It's human nature for distinct groups to communicate in distinct ways. As a man who has run afoul of jargon (I really embarrassed myself with "side effects" at some point) I didn't get bent out of shape about it. I learned and moved on. If you want to empower women, teach them how not to lose confidence when they look stupid. If looking stupid discourages you, software is no place to be. Anybody who has been programming for a while should have quite a few stories about how some bug made them feel stupid. Indeed, "all bugs are shallow" is a cliche, and yet they continue to bug us.
If you want to empower women, teach them how not to lose confidence when they look stupid. If looking stupid discourages you, software is no place to be.
Bam, face plant, truth!
The takeaway from all of the Women in STEM brouhaha is this. We are told that a woman will become completely discouraged if there is any negativity at all.
If I were femal I would be pissed at the "Women are not capable of handling problems" undercurrent. And many of the successful women I know indeed are.
I never cheated an honest man, only rascals. They wanted something for
nothing. I gave them nothing for something.
-- Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil
Ban Jargon? Seriously? (Score:0)
I was originally excited about this book, but then I started reading it, and one of its first targets was: Jargon.
I thought, "Well, maybe the author explains the value of it," and googled around.
I found this:
* https://www.facebook.com/laure... [facebook.com]
And it was referencing this:
* http://www.geekymomblog.com/20... [geekymomblog.com]
Great. "Ban Jargon." Like "Ban Bossy," and so on.
Jargon: the instrument of the Patriarchy, that the Man weilds, to keep little girls out of computers. And now we're going to teach girls how to program,
Re:Ban Jargon? Seriously? (Score:2)
Well, whatever. She has as good a chance at banning jargon as she does banning creole. It's human nature for distinct groups to communicate in distinct ways. As a man who has run afoul of jargon (I really embarrassed myself with "side effects" at some point) I didn't get bent out of shape about it. I learned and moved on. If you want to empower women, teach them how not to lose confidence when they look stupid. If looking stupid discourages you, software is no place to be. Anybody who has been programming for a while should have quite a few stories about how some bug made them feel stupid. Indeed, "all bugs are shallow" is a cliche, and yet they continue to bug us.
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If you want to empower women, teach them how not to lose confidence when they look stupid. If looking stupid discourages you, software is no place to be.
Bam, face plant, truth!
The takeaway from all of the Women in STEM brouhaha is this. We are told that a woman will become completely discouraged if there is any negativity at all.
If I were femal I would be pissed at the "Women are not capable of handling problems" undercurrent. And many of the successful women I know indeed are.