Feminist Hacker Barbie

Help make Computer Engineer Barbie better!

Barbie's new book tells girls they need boys to code for them.

Help Barbie be the competent, independent, bad-ass engineer that she wants to be.

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Brian and Steven were discussing male grooming tips in the library when they heard the frantic clatter of Barbie's keyboards. "What are you up to Barbie?" they asked. "I'm re-routing my traffic through an anonimized VPN in order to download TOR without showing up on the NSA's radar.", she quickly replied. What the hell is this? A Bluray? What year are you guys living in? My code's on github and the assets are in S3. You guys embarrass me. If you need a shuttle I have usb3 msata in my purse... at least it's read write. And you guys call yourself geeks? You make Barbie sad. Barbie makes it to computer class just before the bell rings. As soon as class begins, Barbie raises her hand. "Yes, Barbie?" asks Ms. Smith, the teacher. "Why is my name written in binary on your computer screen? That's fucking creepy!" asks Barbie. "This ought to make sure we don't get any more viruses." Barbie says. "Oh, is that an antivirus installer?" replies Steven. "Something better," Barbie quips. "FreeBSD." OW ? "Who needs a split ergonomic keyboard when you can just buy two laptops?" Barbie tries to revert those changes she pushed to production before Skipper notices. "git pull this, git merge that, something something merge conflict, upstream whateverthefuck...what the crap happened to good old FTP?" she mutters to herself. "My code is taking time to compile even though I have an excellent build system! What can I do?" Barbie asks, laughing. "I will at least treat myself with some healthy food while I wait." "It will go faster if Brian and I help," offers Steven. "You're full of shit!" says Barbie. "Haven't you read the Mythical Man-Month? You'll just delay me further." Let's go to buy an arduino board. So I can start to make the puppy project I just designed last week. The next morning, Barbie gives her sister a big surprise. Skipper turns on her laptop--and it is completely free of proprietary software! "You are just too cool, Barbie! You are the best sister I can have!" Skipper gives Barbie a big hug. "Thanks for fixing that for me, Barbie" said Steven. I just can't get my head around all these darned package managers. Barbie is in the middle of coding when she sees an update on Twitter. She sighs. It's yet another news headline about prevailing biases against women in technology, and this time, it's a product marketed to young girls, discouraging them from trying careers in STEM. She feels hopeless, but then she glances at her little sister and imagines a world where Skipper feels empowered to pursue a career in tech without discrimination. Barbie remembers that the example she sets for Skipper is vital. So she plugs in her headphones and gets back to what she loves the most. Making awesome apps. Did you try to turn it off and on again? I have the ponytail. But I'll have to grow a goatee and move back in with my parents before I can truly call myself a computer engineer.
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