Why American Kids Need To Be Taking Computer Science.
October 19th, 2006 at 10:56 am by CrankyOver the last three years, I have found myself increasingly in the racial minority within the IT world. As long as I’ve been in technology the programming department has always been a diverse pool of geeks from every creed, race and color. But lately, it has been difficult to find a co-worker who will join me for a burger.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy and appreciate the diversity. But sometimes I look enviously down the hall at the marketing department where all the white kids went because frankly, there is a ton of eye candy there.
No, my real gripe with the demographically rich IT groups is that, no matter how bright they are (and they are), Internationals just don’t get it.
As evidence, I offer these two unaltered screenshots of code produced by people whose first language isn’t English.
I’m sure it was
Yes, choose your Langauge from the handy Drop Down List
I think I’ll start a scrapbook, it might make a good book someday.
October 19th, 2006 at 7:59 pm
I have a friend who is a blonde female computer science master’s degree holder. She was the only white female in her entire program at the U of Minnesota.
October 19th, 2006 at 10:21 pm
It was probably a mixed blessing for your friend. On the upside there’s all the attention. On the downside the attention is coming from guys who would rather be playing Warcraft.
October 20th, 2006 at 1:48 am
I’m sure it was
HAHAHAHAAH!
October 21st, 2006 at 12:50 am
When I went to school, they had to import a CS 101 instructor from Holland to get a white woman in our program.
Some real branglish
October 23rd, 2006 at 7:48 pm
“down the hall at the marketing department where all the white kids went because frankly, there is a ton of eye candy there.”
Loved this bit.
You are a great American, Cranky!