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I think it's something that's worth pointing out occasionally. Male programmers tend to assume that all other programmers are male. Even if they don't actually

I think it's something that's worth pointing out occasionally. Male programmers tend to assume that all other programmers are male. Even if they don't actually think that, it slips out in their language (as in this case). In this case the error is a little perplexing since the OP's name is "Lexi" which is almost never used as a male name!

revasm 12y ago
Not a lie: I have never encountered the name Lexi before. I would have assumed it to be a made-up pseudonym. Or a reference to a post-modern sci-fi / futuristic book. If it's short for "Alexis," which is a claim you edited out of your comment, then I'm even more confused, as that name seems to be male preferred within the US.
- lexi-lambda 12y ago
  This conversation got really out of hand really quickly, so I've stayed out of it, but is Alexis really male-preferred? That's an honest question; I don't know. Wolfram Alpha seems to find the opposite. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Alexis http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Alexis http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Alexis&a=*C.Alexis-_*GivenName.dflt-&a=*DPClash.GivenNameE.Alexis-_**Alexis.UnitedStates.male-- http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Alexis&a=*C.Alexis-_*Gi...
wcummings 12y ago
This required a throwaway?
- throwaway183839 12y ago
  No - I just use a throwaway account by default (actually, several of them on different machines) because (a) sometimes I do want to comment on something without having my name attached to it, and (b) it's too much effort to switch between accounts depending on what I want to say.
bigtunacan 12y ago
Fun fact. I have a daughter who goes by Lexi and a former (male) co-worker (Aleksey) who went by Lexy.
eximius 12y ago
Definitely didn't register that as a name until you mentioned it. I thought it was just clever alliteration of some reference that I was missing. I feel silly now.

revasm 12y ago

Not a lie: I have never encountered the name Lexi before. I would have assumed it to be a made-up pseudonym. Or a reference to a post-modern sci-fi / futuristic book. If it's short for "Alexis," which is a claim you edited out of your comment, then I'm even more confused, as that name seems to be male preferred within the US.

lexi-lambda 12y ago
This conversation got really out of hand really quickly, so I've stayed out of it, but is Alexis really male-preferred? That's an honest question; I don't know. Wolfram Alpha seems to find the opposite. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Alexis http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Alexis http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Alexis&a=*C.Alexis-_*GivenName.dflt-&a=*DPClash.GivenNameE.Alexis-_**Alexis.UnitedStates.male-- http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Alexis&a=*C.Alexis-_*Gi...

wcummings 12y ago

This required a throwaway?

throwaway183839 12y ago
No - I just use a throwaway account by default (actually, several of them on different machines) because (a) sometimes I do want to comment on something without having my name attached to it, and (b) it's too much effort to switch between accounts depending on what I want to say.

bigtunacan 12y ago

Fun fact. I have a daughter who goes by Lexi and a former (male) co-worker (Aleksey) who went by Lexy.

eximius 12y ago

Definitely didn't register that as a name until you mentioned it. I thought it was just clever alliteration of some reference that I was missing. I feel silly now.