The Darker Side of Tech
summary
Argues cognitive bias in operations causes good tech to lose out, showing FreeBSD and Plan 9 were technically strong yet missed adoption while Docker gains massive mindshare — a 2,000‑person conference and vendor moves — despite alternatives like systemd‑nspawn and lxc doing similar work. Claims diversity failures stem from society not pipelines, cites unequal schooling and postwar housing/GI Bill effects, and recommends measureable wins: hiring black women as engineers and treating coworkers like family.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 4:001 Windows 10
- 6:54Docker
- 7:05systemd-nspawn
- 8:18What does a software developer look like?
- 10:52Why aren't there more Black Men in tech?
- 12:50Pipeline?
- 13:42No, there isn't a simple answer...
- 13:55Diversity?
- 14:26#FFFFFF Diversity
- 16:35How do we win, Bryan?
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