I've been working for 10 years. I've seen female programmers only in government and big companies working on federal contracts. They are usually in support groups. Some of them have been programming since the 1970s, true. They are very enthusiastic about ksh shell scripts.
I'm sorry, but I've never seen a female programmer in a private company, and I've never seen a creative woman-programmer.
The use of 'her'/'she' really breaks concentration the author is so concerned about. I'm not a native English speaker, but 'he' in this context is neutral, and 'she' is not. Either you are focused on some abstract idea, or you think about being politically correct, and this is BS. There is no middle ground.
The point is, we are discussing the use of he/she. Is that what the author wanted?
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You wanted to be polically correct. And your postings show that you don't respect your readers.
I've been working for 10 years. I've seen female programmers only in government and big companies working on federal contracts. They are usually in support groups. Some of them have been programming since the 1970s, true. They are very enthusiastic about ksh shell scripts. I'm sorry, but I've never seen a female programmer in a private company, and I've never seen a creative woman-programmer.
The use of 'her'/'she' really breaks concentration the author is so concerned about. I'm not a native English speaker, but 'he' in this context is neutral, and 'she' is not. Either you are focused on some abstract idea, or you think about being politically correct, and this is BS. There is no middle ground. The point is, we are discussing the use of he/she. Is that what the author wanted?