That Github study is interesting, and disturbing, but it doesn't suggest "women write better code", as the BBC claim.
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@PhilosophyExp Because the stats were close enough to be consistent with the hypothesis that both sexes are equally good at coding?
@SIN_Notung are more likely to push themselves forwards, because coding is seen as a guy thing, because they're inappropriately confident
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@SIN_Notung in their abilities, etc). Github is self-selecting, so it will reflect how we see programming, and that will impact on results.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp Ah I see.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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