http://third-bit.com/blog/archives/887.html Data is ones and zeroes | Software is ones and zeroes and hard work. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:30:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://third-bit.com/blog/archives/887.html#comment-966 The Third Bit » Blog Archive » Lack of Female Authors in “Beautiful Code” Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:48:42 +0000 http://pyre.third-bit.com/blog/archives/887.html#comment-966 [...] Shelley Powers has pointed out that only one of the contributors to Beautiful Code is female.  It wasn’t for lack of trying: I contacted fifteen women last spring and summer asking them to write articles for us, and only one was able to make the time.  In contrast, the uptake rate among the men I approached was 25%.  I’d welcome suggestions about how to improve this the next time around. I’d also like to know how to get more material from people who aren’t reasonably fluent in English: we only have one in that category this time as well. [...] [...] Shelley Powers has pointed out that only one of the contributors to Beautiful Code is female.  It wasn’t for lack of trying: I contacted fifteen women last spring and summer asking them to write articles for us, and only one was able to make the time.  In contrast, the uptake rate among the men I approached was 25%.  I’d welcome suggestions about how to improve this the next time around. I’d also like to know how to get more material from people who aren’t reasonably fluent in English: we only have one in that category this time as well. [...]

]]> http://third-bit.com/blog/archives/887.html#comment-965 lb Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:35:01 +0000 http://pyre.third-bit.com/blog/archives/887.html#comment-965 Wow, this looks like a great read. Wow, this looks like a great read.

]]> http://third-bit.com/blog/archives/887.html#comment-964 Low Country Software Ramblings » Around the Net #13 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:18:32 +0000 http://pyre.third-bit.com/blog/archives/887.html#comment-964 [...] Greg Wilson has posts about the content of a new book coming out titled Beautiful Code.  It promises to be interesting! (via The Daily Grind) [...] [...] Greg Wilson has posts about the content of a new book coming out titled Beautiful Code.  It promises to be interesting! (via The Daily Grind) [...]

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