Comments for Anna Filina http://annafilina.com/blog I fix stuff Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Application Domain and External SWF Loading by mish http://annafilina.com/blog/application-domain-and-external-swf-loading/comment-page-1/#comment-37556 mish Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:13:44 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?p=244#comment-37556 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! You solved my problem, that i was fighting 2 days :))). THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!
You solved my problem, that i was fighting 2 days :) )).

]]> Comment on Symfony – subfolders for partials by JillElaine http://annafilina.com/blog/symfony-subfolders-for-partials/comment-page-1/#comment-36248 JillElaine Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:36:14 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?p=571#comment-36248 Thank you for this. Working on a CMS where subfolders of templates AND partials were needed. Your solution worked well! Thank you for this. Working on a CMS where subfolders of templates AND partials were needed. Your solution worked well!

]]> Comment on Podcast About Sexism in Tech: What I Learned by Khayrattee Wasseem http://annafilina.com/blog/sexism-in-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-35884 Khayrattee Wasseem Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:52:32 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?p=741#comment-35884 "Admitting Wrongs" is not something that we usually find online unfortunately.. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, you guys did a good job with the "About Sexism in Tech" //Wasseem (@7php) “Admitting Wrongs” is not something that we usually find online unfortunately..

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, you guys did a good job with the “About Sexism in Tech”

//Wasseem
(@7php)

]]> Comment on Application Domain and External SWF Loading by ana http://annafilina.com/blog/application-domain-and-external-swf-loading/comment-page-1/#comment-35805 ana Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:50:49 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?p=244#comment-35805 You saved me, I love you!! thanks a lot :) You saved me, I love you!!

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]]> Comment on More Women to Speak at Dev Conferences? by Wil Moore III http://annafilina.com/blog/more-women-to-speak-at-dev-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-34579 Wil Moore III Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:05:05 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?p=730#comment-34579 <a href="#comment-33915" rel="nofollow">@Thomas </a> It depends on the child. Just because you do or do not provide them all of the tools doesn't force it one way or the other. I have two girls (and one boy) and they are all allowed to play with whatever they want (with a couple minor and obvious exceptions for my little guy -- like dude isn't playing dress-up, sorry). That being said, my girls are both very different. One runs track & field and plays soccer while the other loves playing dress-up and is much more of what one would "think" of as a typical girl. On the other hand, they both get excited when I review with them how to count in binary and write Ruby classes/methods on their computer (sometimes they even get to use mine). So, the point is, you give them the option and the resources, then let them decide what they like. If you provide the right resources, they have a better opportunity. Further, don't expect over-night results. Many children (boy or girl) can be introduced to something, take little or no interest in it, but later on find that they really enjoyed that activity and make a career out of it. This is how it happened for me with software development. I was sure I wanted to do something completely opposite, but since I had the tools early I ended up coming back to it after it "clicked" for me. @Thomas
It depends on the child. Just because you do or do not provide them all of the tools doesn’t force it one way or the other.

I have two girls (and one boy) and they are all allowed to play with whatever they want (with a couple minor and obvious exceptions for my little guy — like dude isn’t playing dress-up, sorry).

That being said, my girls are both very different. One runs track & field and plays soccer while the other loves playing dress-up and is much more of what one would “think” of as a typical girl. On the other hand, they both get excited when I review with them how to count in binary and write Ruby classes/methods on their computer (sometimes they even get to use mine).

So, the point is, you give them the option and the resources, then let them decide what they like. If you provide the right resources, they have a better opportunity. Further, don’t expect over-night results. Many children (boy or girl) can be introduced to something, take little or no interest in it, but later on find that they really enjoyed that activity and make a career out of it. This is how it happened for me with software development. I was sure I wanted to do something completely opposite, but since I had the tools early I ended up coming back to it after it “clicked” for me.

]]> Comment on More Women to Speak at Dev Conferences? by Anna http://annafilina.com/blog/more-women-to-speak-at-dev-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-34545 Anna Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:52:14 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?p=730#comment-34545 What I recommend is not a magic pill. At 5 and 6 they have many external influences from television, kindergarten, school, friends, family, etc. What they see around them is perceived as the normal behavior for a girl; everything else is considered abnormal and is thus avoided. I remember that even my mother criticized my father for letting me chop wood. She had no problem with my brothers doing it at the same age. Such stereotypes are very deeply rooted in our society, and I hope that we can one day weed them out. A variety of toys is a counter-measure and the first step towards a chain reaction that will break stereotypes. The home environment is the only one that we can truly control and it is where we should seed the change. I do plan on writing a separate post on media and social influences on gender. What I recommend is not a magic pill. At 5 and 6 they have many external influences from television, kindergarten, school, friends, family, etc. What they see around them is perceived as the normal behavior for a girl; everything else is considered abnormal and is thus avoided. I remember that even my mother criticized my father for letting me chop wood. She had no problem with my brothers doing it at the same age.

Such stereotypes are very deeply rooted in our society, and I hope that we can one day weed them out. A variety of toys is a counter-measure and the first step towards a chain reaction that will break stereotypes. The home environment is the only one that we can truly control and it is where we should seed the change.

I do plan on writing a separate post on media and social influences on gender.

]]> Comment on More Women to Speak at Dev Conferences? by Thomas http://annafilina.com/blog/more-women-to-speak-at-dev-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-33915 Thomas Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:29:32 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?p=730#comment-33915 I am a software engineer. My two daughters are 5 and 6 years old. Bought them tons of Lego (develop fine motor skills, creativity), a large toy train set (stimulate spatiotemporal reasoning), logic and memory games (abstract thinking), robots and what not. They still prefer their Barbies, cooking, and cosmetic sets. Can't help it! Walk into a toy shop and they pick a doll or a figurine nine out of ten times. It must be something deeper than education. Cheers, Thomas I am a software engineer. My two daughters are 5 and 6 years old. Bought them tons of Lego (develop fine motor skills, creativity), a large toy train set (stimulate spatiotemporal reasoning), logic and memory games (abstract thinking), robots and what not. They still prefer their Barbies, cooking, and cosmetic sets. Can’t help it! Walk into a toy shop and they pick a doll or a figurine nine out of ten times. It must be something deeper than education.

Cheers, Thomas

]]> Comment on More Women to Speak at Dev Conferences? by Josh http://annafilina.com/blog/more-women-to-speak-at-dev-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-33703 Josh Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:08:26 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?p=730#comment-33703 I found it especially odd that instead of helping you out by spreading the word about the conference, you would be criticized. Also, you may want to link here in the blog post to the research you mentioned elsewhere (I probably saw it in your Twitter stream): http://www.aauw.org/learn/research/upload/whysofew_execsummary.pdf The assessment in the research and the recommendations are interesting to me. Looking forward to seeing you again soon, and good luck with Confoo! Josh I found it especially odd that instead of helping you out by spreading the word about the conference, you would be criticized.

Also, you may want to link here in the blog post to the research you mentioned elsewhere (I probably saw it in your Twitter stream):

http://www.aauw.org/learn/research/upload/whysofew_execsummary.pdf

The assessment in the research and the recommendations are interesting to me.

Looking forward to seeing you again soon, and good luck with Confoo!

Josh

]]> Comment on Flex: working with MovieClips by ananth http://annafilina.com/blog/flex-working-with-movieclips/comment-page-1/#comment-33631 ananth Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:12:03 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/archives/35#comment-33631 hi, i'm using video display control to take snapshot in flex4, and i wan to know how to record video through webcam and save in desire location in my local machine. whats the data type that i must use to save video clip in flex........ then how can i get video from video display if user clicks save button............. hi, i’m using video display control to take snapshot in flex4, and i wan to know how to record video through webcam and save in desire location in my local machine. whats the data type that i must use to save video clip in flex…….. then how can i get video from video display if user clicks save button………….

]]> Comment on Poems by Anna http://annafilina.com/blog/fun/comment-page-1/#comment-33530 Anna Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:42:48 +0000 http://annafilina.com/blog/?page_id=617#comment-33530 Hey Sheery! Long time no see. Thanks for this tool. I didn't know that it existed. I always relied on my sense of smell for that, but it requires a lot more effort. I'll try this out and give you some feedback. Hey Sheery! Long time no see. Thanks for this tool. I didn’t know that it existed. I always relied on my sense of smell for that, but it requires a lot more effort. I’ll try this out and give you some feedback.

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