RubyConf 2015 - Code, Culture and the Pursuit of Happiness by Kinsey Ann Durham
Channel: Confreaks
Date: 2015-11-22

Code, Culture and the Pursuit of Happiness by Kinsey Ann Durham

Life’s good. People who never thought they could code are becoming developers. Outreach programs are getting people in, but we’re facing an even bigger problem. Getting them to stay there. 57% of women alone leave the tech industry. The root cause of people leaving, and not just people from underrepresented backgrounds, points to company culture. Let’s build company cultures the way we build products, applying scrum principles we use everyday. This talk dives into the reasons why people are leaving the industry in droves, and what unexpected, actionable steps we can take to solve this problem.

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