What? Who would say that, ever?
> San Francisco-based Klout
Oh. Carry on then.
"Brogrammers" are pretty hilarious though. I mean, aside from the utility of being a "warning, we're a company of homophobes and sexists" alert, I think that it started as a joke? Then, there were people that didn't realize it was a joke and started actually using it. I think that's pretty funny.
I guess it goes with the territory, Klout is a company built around false-ego, why not have employees suffer from the same ailment?
This is one of the thing that attracts me to Clojure. Rich Hickey is the exact opposite of a brogrammer. He doesn't care about trends, or social mobile appification, he just cares about getting shit done.
Hm. Makes sense. COBOL, here I come!!
Note: I rather much agree with you, Hickey rocks, and the attitude he's broadcasting is very refreshing in today's code ninja heat.
Er, did you read the article? They acknowledge it started as a joke, and then go on to say:
"But the rise of the brogrammer joke and its ensuing backlash has some benefits: It helps talented women choose worthy employers, it gives a name and face to a problem that plagues the industry and it publicly shames some of the most sexist offenders."
He pretty much sums up the entire team I worked with at my last job.
http://www.quora.com/Brogramming/How-does-a-programmer-becom...