Agreed. However, we as men with built-in insecurities (a woman told me that!), I have to say that if more women do start getting into programming, or outnumbering us, we'll have to create something new, just so we can stay on top. Maybe by calling them developers or something.
-----Original Message----- From: Mitko Gerensky-Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 12:17 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Women programmers My 2 cents: Women can be as good programmers as men! Any other claim is profiling... My wife in fact had MCSD before moving to management and she still loves database programming. I've worked with marvelous women programmers and a classmate of mine is working on her Ph.D. in C.Sc. in network security programming -- she can program in C++ the way I would never be able to. At the same time, yes, there are many women in graphics design, particularly moving from print design to web design. What is most important is to encourage girls to study computers so that they have marketable skills. The world, and the work place, would be a better place when there is a better balance between men and women. Women can be particularly good in collaboration, from which we men could greatly benefit and learn :-) Mitko "The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female. So long as these two wings are not equivalent in strength, the bird will not fly. Until womankind reaches the same degree as man, until she enjoys the same arena of activity, extraordinary attainment for humanity will not be realized; humanity cannot wing its way to heights of real attainment. When the two wings . . . become equivalent in strength, enjoying the same prerogatives, the flight of man will be exceedingly lofty and extraordinary." Baha'i Faith http://us.bahai.org/equality/wings.html ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Bonnie E. Betts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:31:34 -0400 >> I think I asked about this a year or two ago, but are more women getting >> into hardcore programming, or at least, developing (hehe)? > >{feminine} Yes! > >> web design was dominated by guys (no stats, just almost sure it was that >> way), and now I'm bumpin into all these women designers. > >Now you're saying design (if you mean graphics, I consider that different >skills from hardcore programming). What I've seen is most women who are in >web work (hehe how's that for tackling the label?) are more in the design >aspect of things or content or management. I personally am more into >database, scripting, programming, architecture {insert preferred terms for >coding, scripting, etc. here}. I actually find it really annoying when I >walk in new to a team and get the assumption that I'm there to make the >application "look pretty" or design/develop the GUI. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Phoeun Pha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 11:39 AM >Subject: Women programmers > > >A few years ago >I guess it was >> inevitable... they're always painting the room pink and shops better >clothes >> for you than you do! :) >> >> So will we see that trend in programming to? >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
