BiscuitOfLife

• What does the software architecture of Wolfram|Alpha look like?
  
• What kind of database does it use?
  
• How is it hosted?
  
• How did you handle scaling?

Hi Ron!

When did you laugh the hardest when working on Arrested Development?

Are you one of their mothers?

Sign me up!

I won't say that it's never a hostile environment for women coders, because I'm sure in some places that is the case, but in my experience women coders actually get special treatment from peers (classmates, coworkers, etc.). Maybe this is what's being referred to as "hostile," but if that's the case I don't think the word chosen fits.

I don't buy it; being in the minority does not mean people are automatically hostile toward you. (again, I know this is the case in some situations, unfortunately)

That said: come one, come all! Men, women, children, walruses, whoever or whatever you may be, come to the world of software development! The water is fine, and the pay is good.