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Brogrammer - Our Contribution Towards A Fitter World

Utkarsh Talwar on September 01, 2019

Update Hey! Thank you for checking out Brogrammer and giving us honest feedback. I just wanted to give you all a quick update. A lot of ...
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Daniel Albuschat

But isn't that "Bro" part very exclusive? O_o

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Basti Ortiz

Women can be bros, too. 😉

I know many females who are better bros than their male counterparts.

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Craig Nicol (he/him)

"bro" usually indicates a toxic culture. Long hours, no breaks, fixation on "masculine" activities such as competitive fitness (heavier weights, more reps). It's a hard pass from me.

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Utkarsh Talwar

I'm sorry if the name having the term "bro" in it is such a huge turn-off for you. It's meant to be humorous, even if it didn't come off as humor to some folks. If you use the app, I think it will be pretty clear that it has nothing to do with toxic culture. I hope you give it a try.

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Amruta Ranade • Edited

I completely agree..it immediately sends me the message that the app's not meant for me. Which could be a conscious product choice and that's okay, but if that's not the case, this is very exclusive. It also reinforces the stereotype that programmers = men.

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Casey Brooks

new title idea: "Bro-grammers and develop-hers"!

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Utkarsh Talwar

I dig it haha.

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Utkarsh Talwar

It's used in a very tongue-in-cheek manner. We never meant it to sound exclusive/offensive/toxic. 😅

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Alyssa Williams

I agree. The name and design is very exclusive so it appears you are only target cis-gendered men. The idea is great but is very exclusive. Making it more inclusive widens the market.

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Utkarsh Talwar

I think we could definitely work on that. Thank you for checking it out and giving feedback. ☺️

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Ben Sinclair

I think an app or project to help encourage people to be fit is a fine idea.

But I think the name and the graphics are a really bad idea.

This image is feeding into the idea that software developers and engineers are all men, and that's neither true nor helpful for anyone.

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Utkarsh Talwar

Sorry it comes off that way. I think we could definitely improve on those fronts. The name and graphics were both used in a very tongue-in-cheek manner.

Do you have any suggestions related to the features/functionality of the app?

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stereobooster

My guess that you didn't know that this term has rather a negative connotation.

Pejorative adjective for computer programmers or others with a technical skill-set that adhere to a "bro" or "cool" culture, often obnoxiously so.

-- urbandictionary

This term is typically associated with Silicon Valley culture.

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Edmond Varga

This concept is really great, and could help people stuck in their chairs without realising the damage they do to themselves, regardless of the gender of a particular user!!

Its sad to see, how an open source initiative of good will can fall victim of people with inferiority complexes and instead of realising the value and encourage the author, they create this toxic environment while twisting details that the autohor wasn't even aware of.

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Jan Küster

I still don't get why companies think, that after six hours someone would still be capable of producing quality output on a constant basis.

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Utkarsh Talwar

Exactly. Putting in more hours almost never equates to more productivity, and even if it does, it's increasingly diminishing returns.