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Minority Tech

AUTHOR Simmons, Anjuan
PUBLISHER Anjuan Simmons (07/29/2013)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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The technology field has become a key driver of the world economy. Companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook are not only iconic organizations, but their founders are often legends in their own right. However, the ethnic and gender make-up of these companies are overwhelmingly reflections of their founders: white males. Anjuan Simmons has worked in the technology industry for 20 years are a software developer, infrastructure architect, and software project manager. His experiences as a minority in the technology industry inspired him to describe them on his blog. Minority Tech is a curated, edited, and augmented selection of those blog entries. The titles covered include: The New Negro Problem, America and the Loss of the Black Genius, A Code of Conduct for Black Men, Why I Believe in Affirmative Action, What the world Needs from Trayvon Martin, 3 Reasons Why the Technology Industry Needs More Diversity, What Facebook Taught Me about Rape Prevention, and more.
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ISBN-13: 9780615858838
ISBN-10: 061585883X
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 340
Carton Quantity: 22
Product Dimensions: 5.83 x 0.71 x 8.27 inches
Weight: 0.90 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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Computers | General
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The technology field has become a key driver of the world economy. Companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook are not only iconic organizations, but their founders are often legends in their own right. However, the ethnic and gender make-up of these companies are overwhelmingly reflections of their founders: white males. Anjuan Simmons has worked in the technology industry for 20 years are a software developer, infrastructure architect, and software project manager. His experiences as a minority in the technology industry inspired him to describe them on his blog. Minority Tech is a curated, edited, and augmented selection of those blog entries. The titles covered include: The New Negro Problem, America and the Loss of the Black Genius, A Code of Conduct for Black Men, Why I Believe in Affirmative Action, What the world Needs from Trayvon Martin, 3 Reasons Why the Technology Industry Needs More Diversity, What Facebook Taught Me about Rape Prevention, and more.
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