Adria Richards speaks on women, men, and tech … but not a certain fired developer

March 27, 2013 10:34 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

In the week or so since she tweeted a picture of a joking developer that eventually resulted in his firing, her company SendGrid getting DDOS'd, her firing, and a host of sometimes-scary attacks online, she hasn't tweeted or blogged or spoken in public.

Adria Richards: ‘I’m staying safe’

March 22, 2013 9:55 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

This morning Adria Richards broke my heart, and the hearts of all those who give a damn about women in technology.

PlayHaven on fired sex-joke developer: It wasn’t just one issue

March 21, 2013 10:45 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Mobile gaming monetization company PlayHaven implies that it fired a developer for multiple issues, not just the sexual jokes made at the recent Python Conference that have stirred up a forest of controversy.

Breaking: Adria Richards fired by SendGrid for calling out developers on Twitter

March 21, 2013 9:24 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick The developer in question was fired by his employer, PlayHaven, after Richards posted his picture and a few details about what he said. VentureBeat broke the story last night.

Playhaven developer fired for sexual jokes after SendGrid marketer outs him on Twitter

March 20, 2013 9:05 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick A Playhaven game developer was fired after making sexual jokes in the audience during a keynote session at PyCon, a conference for Python developers. Now Adria Richards, a developer evangelist for SendGrid, is getting rape and death threats via Twitter.