I'll add my anecdotal evidence. The place I work at has about 20% female developers. We do device drivers, not web stuff.
Last time I saw a thread about this on Slashdot someone posted what they called the Dave threshold theory: Within any software group there will be as many or fewer female developers as there are people named Dave.
I've been here for 10+ years and we've always been above the Dave threshold (and we do have a Dave).
Reading through the comments there are a large number of "who cares" and "why does this matter". The tone and number is interesting. If all these "who cares" people really don't care why did they even come into the comments and post? There's almost a tone of fear to it all.
For years I've wanted one device that could unify my desktop, laptop, and tablet. I finally have that with Surface Pro. Plus it's even better than most tablets because it has a real wacom pen that works with photoshop. What's the value proposition? Desktop: was $1200 Laptop: was about another $1200 Tablet: $500 Wacom cintiq: cheapest is $1000. You do the math. Plus I can take it with me anywhere I go.
I have a Surface RT and a Surface Pro. Love both of them. I also have a Zune that I used for a long time. Still love the software but Zune failed because it was too late. By the time zune was better than the competition smart phones were here and it no longer mattered. Surface Pro is doing well and is my main system right now. RT though? It needs to merge with the Windows Phone OS and lose the desktop (or make it an app that can run legacy apps in a sandbox). Once RT is not trying to exist in two worlds it will be less confusing to people.
Actually the Surface 2 is a very well built piece of hardware that meets many people's needs. Browsing / email / light gaming. Granted, it should include the keyboard but marketing is where MS always stumbles.
MS is more worried about Google docs imo. Office already has collaborative features that work across platforms. For iWork to be interesting it would need to work on more than just Mac.
It's not that simple. Windows RT is basically a recompile of Windows for Arm yet it compares better to other Arm battery life measurements that the x86 build of Windows does against other x86 OSs. So what's the difference between Windows RT and Windows? Seems fair to point out that RT is more narrowly defined and doesn't support 3rd party drivers for a start.
I don't think you know what you're talking about. Developing for Windows / Win Phone is $19 and the express version does do everything most people will need. Most people who pay for VS do so via MSDN which gets you a lot more than just VS.
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"Yet to be achieved"?
I don't even think it's a goal.
I'll add my anecdotal evidence. The place I work at has about 20% female developers. We do device drivers, not web stuff.
Last time I saw a thread about this on Slashdot someone posted what they called the Dave threshold theory: Within any software group there will be as many or fewer female developers as there are people named Dave.
I've been here for 10+ years and we've always been above the Dave threshold (and we do have a Dave).
Reading through the comments there are a large number of "who cares" and "why does this matter". The tone and number is interesting. If all these "who cares" people really don't care why did they even come into the comments and post? There's almost a tone of fear to it all.
That's the downside of locking yourself in Apples pretty little prison. You have to play by their rules.
"Compared with the MBPs, though, it's a brick. My T410 is almost double the thickness of my older MBP."
Yeah, that's why they started gluing things down and making them hard to repair. It's a tradeoff. The OP doesn't care so much about thin and light.
is a Thinkpad 540p. Great laptop. Battery pops off the back. There's a port to access the ram. It's also a lot less expensive than a MBP.
And it only effects the web player version of Netflix. Those watching via the Windows Store app are fine.
So I assume you also don't allow your cell phone in your bedroom.
So they're finally adding height and width to their touch data. Such innovation. /s
You can probably pay cash to skip most of the grinding.
This is why MS wants to move everyone to Metro and phase out win32.
I have no problem using mine in direct sunlight.
For years I've wanted one device that could unify my desktop, laptop, and tablet. I finally have that with Surface Pro.
Plus it's even better than most tablets because it has a real wacom pen that works with photoshop.
What's the value proposition?
Desktop: was $1200
Laptop: was about another $1200
Tablet: $500
Wacom cintiq: cheapest is $1000.
You do the math. Plus I can take it with me anywhere I go.
I have a Surface RT and a Surface Pro. Love both of them. I also have a Zune that I used for a long time. Still love the software but Zune failed because it was too late. By the time zune was better than the competition smart phones were here and it no longer mattered. Surface Pro is doing well and is my main system right now. RT though? It needs to merge with the Windows Phone OS and lose the desktop (or make it an app that can run legacy apps in a sandbox).
Once RT is not trying to exist in two worlds it will be less confusing to people.
Actually the Surface 2 is a very well built piece of hardware that meets many people's needs. Browsing / email / light gaming. Granted, it should include the keyboard but marketing is where MS always stumbles.
No, I don't think so. The Android phone may "do" everything (and more) than the iPhone but it does it less magically.
So it's still not as good.
If you want to ignore the fact that PC sales are slumping for all manufacturers, go ahead. Unfortunately here people have some common sense.
Maybe because the facts are not so simple. PC shipments actually grew last quarter for both HP and Lenovo.
"(How many IDEs can you fit in 4k?)"
I'm going to guess that you're under 40. I also need to be able to read the code.
Office works great on my Lumia.
MS is more worried about Google docs imo. Office already has collaborative features that work across platforms. For iWork to be interesting it would need to work on more than just Mac.
It's not that simple. Windows RT is basically a recompile of Windows for Arm yet it compares better to other Arm battery life measurements that the x86 build of Windows does against other x86 OSs. So what's the difference between Windows RT and Windows? Seems fair to point out that RT is more narrowly defined and doesn't support 3rd party drivers for a start.
I find it easier on the eyes. There is a dark theme that makes my eyes feel less tired after hours of use.
I don't think you know what you're talking about. Developing for Windows / Win Phone is $19 and the express version does do everything most people will need.
Most people who pay for VS do so via MSDN which gets you a lot more than just VS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql9RVy6FWkg
Didn't that turn out to just be a bunch of people trying to commit insurance fraud?