An Open Letter to Brogrammers

[tacit]

Computer programming is a tough job. It's not for the faint of heart or the fair of sex. It's grueling, high-stress work, demanding that you sit on a comfortable chair in an air-conditioned office for hours on end, typing on a keyboard while looking at a monitor. Women just aren't rugged enough for that

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[tatjna]

Thank you.

[terryo]

I was very proud to be working for Digital Equipment when they hired Grace Hopper after her final retirement from the navy. She was always an inspiration !

[terryo]

So you are saying that after she retired from the Navy for the third time, she decided that she would spend her retirement going to the private sector and coding some more. That is how badass she was.

yep

[terryo]

That is exactly what she did. She worked until she died.

[anonymous]

One small disagreement with an otherwise awesome article: Grace Hopper went to Vassar and didn't drop out - she got a leave of absence. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper

[tacit]

Right you are! It's been fixed. :)

[gipsieee]

Indeed!

[make_your_move]

Fantastic post!