All posts tagged social/community

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Although we typically see problems that involve programming to be technical in nature, it would be a disservice to not discuss how these languages and the use of computation can be used to solve social problems. Furthermore, many technical problems, or issues we have in addressing them, stem from social issues we must solve first. We must consider both technical and social issues.

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The Zed Shaw Phenomenon: A Look at Bullies in Tech

A look at how Zed Shaw's behavior contains an insight into a wider, darker trend within our communities: the bully. I look at my interactions with Shaw and his aggression and look at how this impacts the lack of a safe space to learn and contribute within the larger open source community.

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