Sounds like she was making a general point there. It seems ok to include in a list of junior dev tips, if for no other reason than a friendly reminder.
Also, many junior devs are fresh out of college, where boob-staring is a fond past time and hitting on classmates is a normal thing. But that's not acceptable in the work place.
They might also not be used to talking to women about code if their classes are predominately male. There are a lot of unrealized biases and bad habits that can go away with time and experience, but this is a good reminder for the introverted and extroverted alike: the women on your team are geeks just like you. Geek out with them!
Aside: I had to catch one of my own bad habits writing this post. I initially wrote "girls" instead of "women", which can be marginalizing terminology.
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Sounds like she was making a general point there. It seems ok to include in a list of junior dev tips, if for no other reason than a friendly reminder.
Also, many junior devs are fresh out of college, where boob-staring is a fond past time and hitting on classmates is a normal thing. But that's not acceptable in the work place.
They might also not be used to talking to women about code if their classes are predominately male. There are a lot of unrealized biases and bad habits that can go away with time and experience, but this is a good reminder for the introverted and extroverted alike: the women on your team are geeks just like you. Geek out with them!
Aside: I had to catch one of my own bad habits writing this post. I initially wrote "girls" instead of "women", which can be marginalizing terminology.