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Subject:Re: A Preponderance of Females From:David Blyth <dblyth -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:07:00 -0700
>So, as a younger tech writer who loves writing and also loves software
>development, how can I avoid not considering becoming a programmer?
You have to go into any field because you love it - not for money, not
for sex, and certainly without regard to whether the field is dominated
by one gender or another.
I'm passionately committed to writing. I admire and respect anyone in
any other field who loves what they're doing.
David (I really am a man) Blyth
Technical Writer
QUALCOMM
