Barbie asks male friends to code for her in "I Can Be a Computer Engineer" book. — -- Barbie has been an astronaut and a doctor, but when it comes to computer programming, she seems to need a man ...

UPDATE: Mattel has apologized for the controversial Barbie book and pulled it from Amazon. "The portrayal of Barbie in this specific story doesn't reflect the Brand's vision for what Barbie stands for ...

Unless you unplugged your Internet and shut off your phone this week, you’ve probably heard the tale of Computer Engineer Barbie. I won’t spend too much time recapping it, but we cover it in more ...

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It isn’t that anyone expected Barbie to be a role model for aspiring engineers. Maybe that’s why Computer Engineer Barbie’s appearance on shelves a few years ago was so exciting—because it was ...

You win, Internet. Mattel and Random House have pulled a book about Barbie studying to be a computer engineer after widespread online complaints that the character was depicted as inept and dependent ...

Software engineering may seem like an unintelligible, mysterious realm to some, but to CSUEB alumnus Venkata Vemuri, it’s ...

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