Johnny Dot Com

there’s lots of gatekeeping in software. hierarchies of tech roles within an organization or field. in a male dominated field, there’s unfortunately a lot of jockeying for status. and that of course takes its toll on the women who are entering or currently working in tech
as they point out in the article, the early days of computing were dominated by women. the field itself was founded and then tremendously advanced by women as well - Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper - though that didn’t stop the men from taking over once industry thought they could make money with these machines.

social impacts of technology or otherwise, dr. tressie mcmillan cottom is one of our best contemporary social scientsts - she’s a sociologist by training. her book of essays Thick is a great read and she has a book Lower Ed mentioned in the article that is high on my reading list!

great breakdown of the sexiest job of the 21st century lots of hype surrounding data science in general and AI in particular
(2023-05-28) interviewee gives a pretty entertaining overview of the field as of 2017. even post chat-gpt, not much has changed.

a reader of this blog i guess wrote in to the author asking if they should get a new job. they don’t like being a senior and want more IC work. author said do it! GTFO! their rationale was that a new position would be a chance to gain seniority all over again and grow a ton (reader mentioned this was their first job). it’s important to hear that it’s ok to remain at the mid-level so you can learn and grow. US work culture prioritizes growth above all else so this advice is golden especially from a seasoned developer.

i love learning about learning. and this is a great article for that. it’s aimed at software developers but i think it applies to anyone really.

i actually used this for my most recent job search process. I liked this post because while it did have some specific questions, it mostly gave you a framework or way to think about how to ask questions to your interviewer. great read if you’re prepping for an interview in tech or out of it.