<story><title>Nevertheless, She Coded</title><url>https://dev.to/thepracticaldev/nevertheless-she-coded</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>phlakaton</author><text>If ever I had a notion that an expression of solidarity for women in tech was unnecessary or quixotic, the response to this article on this very forum would be sufficient to dispel it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Mz</author><text>HN has actually improved dramatically in recent years. There used to be no one like you speaking up in support. And, yet, it took me a long time to see the sexism here because it was already so much more civil than other places I had known.&lt;p&gt;(In case you are unaware, I appear to be the highest ranked openly female member here. I strongly suspect I really am because I have been saying that for a couple of years or so and no one has shot me down yet with &amp;quot;Nope!!! THIS member is openly female AND on the leaderboard, you dumbass!!!!!&amp;quot;)</text></comment>
<story><title>Nevertheless, She Coded</title><url>https://dev.to/thepracticaldev/nevertheless-she-coded</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>phlakaton</author><text>If ever I had a notion that an expression of solidarity for women in tech was unnecessary or quixotic, the response to this article on this very forum would be sufficient to dispel it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bhalp1</author><text>As the creator of &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;dev.to&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;dev.to&lt;/a&gt; and the co-author of this article, I concur mightily.</text></comment>