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Becoming a SoftwareEngineer:
Inspiring a New Generationof Developers
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Outreach Programs
Mentorship
Apprentice Programs
Developer Schools
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Programs like Railsbridge
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“I got to meet people who werenew, instead of people who had
been doing it since they were five.”
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“It creates an open andencouraging environment for
people who might otherwise self-select out of programming”
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Mentorship
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Mentorship is worth yourtime.
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Being a great mentor
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Ability to explain complexconcepts simply
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Awareness
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Patience
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Weekly Retrospectives
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Pairing
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Empathy
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Apprentice Programs
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25%
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“thoughtbot noticed there weretalented people who weren’t ready forfull-time consulting jobs with us, but
figured we could train them...”
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Benefits much higher thanthe costs.
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Why should companies bedoing this?
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More developers for hire
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Corporate SocialResponsibility
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Supporting employeeswho want to
mentor/teach
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Good will/vision ofcompany spreads
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Developer Schools
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“Along with learning to code andacquiring a job, The Flatiron
School really taught me to checkmy ego.”
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Critiques/Controversy
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Why is all of thisimportant?
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Diversity
Lack of quality engineers
Failure of educationsystem
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“Providing formal mentorship isimportant for retaining and
advancing underrepresentedemployees.”
- NCWIT
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Access to computers andthe Internet
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82% of CS graduates aremale
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Financial Access
Discrimination Lack of Role Models
Lack of Encouragement
Barriers
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Who’s hiring?
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4 years
Expensive
Lack of real experience
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Thanks.
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Works Cited:
http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2010/02/20/scale-8x-slides-posted/Dave Hoover’s Apprenticeship Patterns
Women in IT Dr. Catherine Ashcraft and Sarah Blite for the National Center for Women inInformation Technology
http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/FullText_Documents/ETAOP_2012_10.pdfhttp://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/legacy/pdf/NCWIT_TheFacts_rev2010.pdf
http://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/legacy/pdf/BytheNumbers09.pdfhttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/news/2012/07/12/11900/the-top-10-economic-
facts-of-diversity-in-the-workplace/www.railsbridge.org
www.gschool.itwww.blackgirlswhocode.com
www.railsgirls.comhttp://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Boulder-Denver/