Interesting interview from a great researcher with many contributions to the field. I wish there were less ideological overtones in this article. I really think her life's legacy deserves better than this discussion. Why not talk about actual Computer Science and what she did?
> I really think her life's legacy deserves better than this discussion.
Absolutely; we should just be able to focus solely on her accomplishments. But that's not the society that we're in, and ignoring reality because it's uncomfortable will do far more of a disservice to her legacy than actually discussing it will.
She did face extra obstacles and hurdles because of sexism, and that's a bad thing that should be changed. Acknowledging it is the first, very minor step towards ensuring that brilliant researchers in the future don't have to spend as much time battling bias. They'll be able to spend more time making contributions to the field.
