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A Case for Feminism in Programming Language Design (2024)
Felienne Hermans, Ari Schlesinger
"Two critical and interrelated questions regarding the design and study of programming languages are: 1) What does it mean to design a programming language? and 2) Why does minimal demographic diversity persist in the programming language community? In this paper, we present feminism as a philosophical lens for analyzing the programming languages field in order to help us understand and answer the motivating questions above. By using a feminist lens, we are able to explore how the dominant intellectual and cultural norms have both shaped and constrained programming languages."
Wouldn't it be even better to stop using the word "feminine" pajorattively?
Instead, let's call the dumb Bubbas "inadequate".
