Public discussions of discrimination in tech often result in someone claiming that discrimination is impossible because of market forces. Here's a quote from Marc Andreessen that sums up a common view1.| danluu.com
Take one moment and try to answer, for yourself, the following question: How happy are you? Try to rate it on a scale from 1 to 10. I’ll wait until you’re done. $latex \hspace{1mm}$ $l…| Gravity and Levity
There are some pretty strong statements about types floating around out there. The claims range from the oft-repeated phrase that when you get the types to line up, everything just works, to “not relying on type safety is unethical (if you have an SLA)”1, "It boils down to cost vs benefit, actual studies, and mathematical axioms, not aesthetics or feelings", and I think programmers who doubt that type systems help are basically the tech equivalent of an anti-vaxxer. The first and last of ...| danluu.com
Reaching 95%-ile isn't very impressive because it's not that hard to do. I think this is one of my most ridiculable ideas. It doesn't help that, when stated nakedly, that sounds elitist. But I think it's just the opposite: most people can become (relatively) good at most things.| danluu.com