Posts marked with “diversity”
Community Corner: On Diversity in Conference Speakers
Here are a few notable suggestions for conferences that do want to improve diversity and inclusion in their speaking lineup.
Community Corner: Philosophy and Burnout, Part One
Why care about philosophy? In a word, burnout. Misology is the hatred of reasoning, revulsion or distrust of argument, debate, or the Socratic method, and it’s one of the flavors of burnout.
Editor’s Desk: PHP 7.4 RFCs, Symfony Speaker Workshop, Call for Writers
Editor-in-Chief Oscar Merida records a mini-episode. In this first one, he looks at some RFCs submitted for PHP 7.4 and 8.0, and a new tool for detecting memory leaks with PHP Unit.
Where My Girls At?
I had a rough day at work on Friday. I want to share with the PHP community what made it rough, what I have learned about being in a male-dominated industry, and how I have worked with my coworkers to minimize the rough days.
Technically Female
In honor of Ada Lovelace day, we have asked core MongoDB developer Kristina Chodorow to be our guest blogger today—and she came through in fine style.
oddWeek Episode #4
oddWeek Episode 4. The one where Elizabeth Naramore talks about PHPWomen, Python websites and open source projects not run by douchbags. Come join us
New PHPWomen initiative
Over at PHPWomen they are trying to improve diversity in open source projects. They have launched a new initiative to encourage (Open Source) projects that embrace diversity, and provide a welcoming and friendly atmosphere for contributors.