Biased Quote by Erik Naggum

When we look at these historical women and what they've gone through, it's shocking to recognize some of our own experiences in theirs. When…

— Anita Sarkeesian

“When the first professional computer programmers were all women during World War II, and only 12 percent of computer science degrees were awarded to…

— Nick Yee

C++ is a language strongly optimized for liars and people who go by guesswork and ignorance.

— Erik Naggum

My approach to being a self-taught programmer was to find out who was smart and who would be helpful, and these were - these…

— Ellen Ullman

Women are both talented and innovative thinkers and tend to use computer science as a tool to solve larger problems.

— Kimberly Bryant

Maybe today we aren't being told that our brains are not capable of such things [like programming], but we [as a women] are being…

— Anita Sarkeesian

Given that many girls are indoctrinated to believe that they should be feminine and modest about their abilities, as well as brought up to…

— Eileen Pollack

Both women and computer science are the losers when a geeky stereotype serves as an unnecessary gatekeeper to the profession.

— Cordelia Fine

“As a feminist I feel immediately guilty because everyone is trying to encourage girls into STEM subjects now, but to be honest I’m not…

— Laura Steven

All programmers are optimists. Perhaps this modern sorcery especially attracts those who believe in happy endings and fairy godmothers. Perhaps the hundreds of nitty…

— Fred Brooks

Learning to code makes kids feel empowered, creative, and confident. If we want our young women to retain these traits into adulthood, a great…

— Susan Wojcicki

Programmers have not been professionals because they haven't really cared about quality.

— Jessica Livingston