The Changing Face of Software Development 173
CowboyRobot sends this excerpt from Dr. Dobb's:
"Ten years of surveys show an influx of younger developers, more women, and personality profiles at odds with traditional stereotypes. Software development is an art and a science that is not attainable for just anyone. It takes a special type of person to write code. Developers are detail-oriented, very literal, and intelligent. Logic is paramount, and they share a passion for their craft that rises above the desire to make more money. They are also typically married, middle-aged, have children, and most likely a mortgage. In one of a series of surveys that we've performed every six months since 2001 (interviewing each time more than 1400 developers worldwide), we find the typical developer is a married, middle-aged male, who has two to three children. Males have dominated the profession for as long we've been tracking this; and during that time, they have accounted for anywhere from 84% to 94% of the workforce. The number of male developers is currently close to the low, at 86%, which might indicate more females are taking up programming."
85% are male (Score:5, Funny)
And the others put "Yes, please" in the box marked "Sex".
In my Experience (Score:5, Funny)
In my experience, 70% of female programmers sucks. Contrast this with the 30% of good male programmers.
Re:Females? (Score:5, Funny)
"females"
I think the point is that not all developers are human (male or female).
Re:Might Indicate More Females (Score:5, Funny)
"The number of male developers is currently close to the low, at 86%, which might indicate more females are taking up programming."
Might indicate more females? Do we have a large number of non-gender or 3rd gender in the workforce taking up programming?
I think cats [wikia.com] are on the rise!
Re:In my Experience (Score:0, Funny)
The % that suck is observer-driven. I think that 90% suck because I'm in the 95th percentile. There are better developers that think 99% suck because they're observing from the 99.5 percentile. Since you think that only 30% of male programmers suck ...well there you go.
The Natural Environment of the Software Developer (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Females? (Score:0, Funny)
Can we stop saying "females" when we mean "women". We're not Ferengi.
Shit! There goes my hope of stopping the disgusting custom of the females wearing cloths!
Re:Might Indicate More Females (Score:2, Funny)
I guess Dr. Dobb's is not a developer, because "software development is an art and a science that is not attainable for just anyone. It takes a special type of person to write code. Developers are detail-oriented, very literal, and intelligent. Logic is paramount, and they share a passion for their craft that rises above the desire to make more money."
Re:Very literal? (Score:5, Funny)
I really have to take issue with the "very literal" comment.
I think you're taking the statement too literally.
The other 14% are Unix programmers (Score:3, Funny)