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?4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@SIN_Notung are more likely to push themselves forwards, because coding is seen as a guy thing, because they're inappropriately confident2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@SIN_Notung in their abilities, etc). Github is self-selecting, so it will reflect how we see programming, and that will impact on results.
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