here is an anecdote that supports the hypothesis that hormones affect whether the kind of cognition needed for programming
programming is zooming in, PM, philosophy, marketing, these are all zoomed out
architecture is an example of something that requires both cognitive styles, that's why most young devs can vomit code but can't architect their way out of a wet paper bag
Yeah, I like systems-level stuff like requirements engineering and testing. Business case level, not tech spec level. I can do both, tho.
i think it's just folly to ignore the fact that hormones alter what parts and functions of the brain are favored by this part of our make-up...
women have to watch babies and children, men have to watch targets and tools... so we are better at zooming in and holding our focus, and you are better at eyes-wide, guarding, assessing the quality of workmanship and deciding where the toilet and bathroom and kitchen should be relative to the dining room
just as a few examples
as you know, very often people have a bit of the skills from the opposite pole but it's rare
i did a gender-cognition test years back that determined that i was 50% like an average woman in my cognitive ability... that's also why i have been able to get quite good at assessing architecture and protocols, these are more "eyes wide" processes in this business
