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Shaving my head made me a better programmer

on YouTube 38m
Talkat NDC Oslo 2019 · 2019-06-17..06-21· [diversity-and-inclusion, soft-skills]

speaker

name:Alex Qin
website:http://alexq.in

resources

video:https://youtu.be/-KwQLrwXl34
slides:none on file

summary

Shaving the head acts as a natural experiment: overnight perception shifts from hyper‑feminine to credible coder, harassment drops and requests for technical respect increase, proving unconscious bias and stereotype threat distort merit. Programs launched include a free bootcamp for justice‑involved adults (graduates hired at New York Times, Spotify, BuzzFeed, Vice) and Coalition for Queens classes with 50% women 50% immigrants 50% no college 50% Black/Latinx, student apps like Blazing and GrowGreen ship and win hackathons. Restorative justice and bias training pair with mentorship.

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chapters (5)

  1. 0:00Start
  2. 11:42Become a BAD ASS programmer!
  3. 14:59the tech industry is not a meritocracy
  4. 18:38excellence in code can come from anyone
  5. 19:38the code cooperative

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