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The Evolution of Engineering Culture: Oh, the Places We've Been
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Summary
Melissa Pierce discusses the metamorphosis of programming from "a room full of inconsequential women working on math and logic problems" to "a room full of important men doing math and logic problems" in an attempt to explain the history and now of CS culture, gender relations, and tensions between hardware and software engineering without pointing fingers.
Bio
Melissa Pierce is a film producer, science enthusiast, idea generator, strategic thinker, and social connector who enjoys converting impossible concepts into successful projects.
About the conference
Software is Changing the World. QCon empowers software development by facilitating the spread of knowledge and innovation in the developer community. A practitioner-driven conference, QCon is designed for technical team leads, architects, engineering directors, and project managers who influence innovation in their teams.
Feb 15, 2015