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I didn't even realize it was a female author until the quote about the PR person saying girls not usually being into this stuff. A PR person that is saying stuff like "I think I better play it for you" shouldn't be in that business, no matter who was at the keyboard. She said it happened many times, after a while I'd be compelled to say something to shut them up so I could play the darn game.

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One female developer I know absolutely hates when male coworkers rip away the keyboard from her. I would too, though other males don't do that to me.

Male developers tend to rip keyboards away from other males too though... it takes patience on the part of a human-being to not be in the driver's seat yet still be in control.

Yeaaahhhh...it has nothing to do with gender in this case. Anybody who has experienced the agony of pair programming knows what this feels like.

Agreed (except for the agony part...I've been pairing for a long time and I enjoy it). In my experience, the people that "rip" keyboards from other folks' hands do so rather indiscriminately.

Not sure if this is sexism, more like horrible manners. I always request control of someone's keyboard when I need it (and given all the germs - I try to avoid it if I can!)

Of course, I am not female - I wonder if other female devs I know have this issue.

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