>But, with the exception of a rare few, it seems that neither male nor female programmers give a rat’s ass about fashion.
Being what this post would refer to as a "programming woman", I can attest to this. And I think this is one of the primary reasons I (and other women I know in the computer industry) got drawn into computers - no one cares what you look like or where you're from. Heck, most people in your industry might not even see you physically. You don't have to dress up (if you do, that's totally fine). That's just crazy cool for an introverted nerd.
>But, with the exception of a rare few, it seems that neither male nor female programmers give a rat’s ass about fashion.
Fantastic. My sister got on my case about not dressing up or, as she called it, 'showing off my body'. You're only young once, she said.
Which, I said, is why I don't want to waste my time thinking about clothes when I'd rather program. Sure, I occasionally like dressing up, but I really could care less about whether my outfits are new and original each day.
Also, nothing is more insulting than going to a programming meeting, throwing in my 2 cents, and having a guy come up to me afterwards only to comment on my earrings.
//Feb 08, 2010 - Rewrote the XML parser to use a proper SAX API - Suit.
//Feb 9, 2010 - Refactored the lexer code - T-shirt and jeans.
//Feb 12, 2010 - Rewrote much of module b to remove extra loops to make it more efficient , added security features to the web front-end, solved the halting problem - Naked
The halting problem isn't open to be solved. It would have been funnier to claim to have solved an open problem (maybe P=NP?) so as not to break the willful suspension of disbelief.
As a point of interest Ada Lovelace was Byron's only legitimate child, but he is known to be father of one other, and presumed (with varying degrees of certainty) father of two more.
Shafi, is my Dissertation Advisor's Advisor. That makes her my Grand Advisor or something like that in Academic terms.
I like this quote "I can’t even begin to understand what this means in English, but it sounds impressive doesn’t it?", this is pretty much what I get whenever I try to explain to people what my PhD is in... ha.
My office had the usual dress causal atmosphere until one day our new manager decided to make his mark by having dress up Wednesdays. So I decided to wear a formal complete with gloves(glad to know Ada did it too). I was the belle of the ball. I no longer work there but the guys have continued the tradition in my honor and dress in tales and top hats. :)
Grace Hopper is famous for something other than programming. I can't remember where, but I have seen her being quoted in a political article about strategy. I wish I had jotted it down.
Any military/polysci types able to shed some light on this?
Being what this post would refer to as a "programming woman", I can attest to this. And I think this is one of the primary reasons I (and other women I know in the computer industry) got drawn into computers - no one cares what you look like or where you're from. Heck, most people in your industry might not even see you physically. You don't have to dress up (if you do, that's totally fine). That's just crazy cool for an introverted nerd.