Dissuaded by that single comment, probably not, but a constant flood of low-level sexual bias does send a message to girls that they don't belong. If you follow some of the gender-flipping reactions to pop culture, it begins to strike you just how pervasive these messages are.
The alternative "build a programming language that Dad can use" would have been much worse. I hope you see that. Unless gender bias is removed completely from our language (build a PL that your parent can use), the OP actually selected the lesser of two evils.
Wasn't aware that it was a strict dichotomy. There are plenty of ways to get the point across without gendering it. And I'm not trying to bash the OP at all. It's just that I do think it's important that we all hold each other accountable. But thanks for engaging, a lot of people don't even recognize there being a problem in the first place.
