I think the reaction arose because of the person being put on the spotlight would not have been so if she have been a male. Meritocracy being part of the dev culture, promoting somebody achieving regular stuff because of the gender is ill-perceived.
It's like when you go to a conference, and half of the talks are a promoted minority of some sort but they are not that good. You feel cheated.
The fact is there are women doing great work and talks. Make noise about them. Or you loose credibility.
It's like when you go to a conference, and half of the talks are a promoted minority of some sort but they are not that good. You feel cheated.
The fact is there are women doing great work and talks. Make noise about them. Or you loose credibility.