I actually got my break in tech through a program Accenture ran called the Veteran Technology Training Program. It was essentially a partnership with Udacity where they sponsored veterans through a 12 week Java course. At the conclusion of the training, they ran me through a series of interviews and extended a job offer. I ended up doing systems analysis work for them, which was a nice introduction to the field, especially considering my military occupation was infantry--not exactly tech-adjacent. After a few years of programming in my spare time and building up a portfolio, I got an opportunity at another company to do web dev, which I've been doing since.

I think it's pretty cool to see this acquisition happen. I can't speak for what Udacity has become since 2015 (when I went through the course), but it definitely benefited me.

Awesome! I’ll eat crow for my opening comment. I had no idea something like that existed.

Thanks for the feedback; just updated the style so it is easier to read in both light and dark mode.

This is a huge inconvenience, and dressing it up as an "Exciting Update" is Orwellian. I was a paying subscriber, but I'll be cancelling my subscription now.

Totally agree, especially about the bubbly language used to dress up what is almost certainly a major inconvenience. I've been using their service for years, but if I have to change all of the cards that I have on file everywhere, I might as well just put in my CC details and get the cashback/points.

There was no such change. Here is the diff: -keep this list hospitable to the growing ranks of newbies, very young people, and their teachers, as well as cater to fire breathing wizards. :-) +keep this list hospitable and safe for everyone.

- When interpreting the words and actions of others, participants should always assume good intentions. +Participants should speak and act with good intentions, but understand that intent and impact are not equivalent.

The changes were made in response to sexist comments on the mailing list; they had nothing to do with "opposing views".

There is a second PR that was merged: https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/pull/2691

This has to be a joke right? We're now at a point where the rules clearly say you can be harassed if you're not a protected class?

Yes, it's a joke. Or at least the person who submitted that (hmdne) is clearly trolling (you can tell from their comments in the original thread).

But the PR was still accepted in any case, so it looks like it went over the heads of the trollees.