Making Software Development Make Sense to Everyone
summary
Creates new entry points and shows what works: an Dev Bootcamp nine-week program that teaches beginners how to learn, a local Girl Develop It Columbus (2011) chapter that runs supportive evening HTML classes, and a few tracked outcomes—students who change careers and one who goes on to Dev Bootcamp Chicago. Cites hard claims and studies: US Census: computing participation for women declines since 1990, stereotype‑threat experiments, biased job wording, and anecdotes (Sally Ride, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nichelle Nichols) to argue concrete barriers and small, repeatable interventions.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 0:05redesigning the interface
- 10:17THE LEGACY SYSTEM
- 24:35THE NEW INTERFACE
- 29:56THE NEW SYSTEM
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