Coding and Politics

I am personally majoring in Computer Science + Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and I never imagined that computer science could have any sort of political tie in. Throughout our readings, we have seen how intertwined technology and politics are and computer science is no different. Many things that seem apolitical can often have many different implications such as the fact that most major coding languages are based off english. Every coding language I have ever learned or dealt with had to have some understanding of the english language. This is exclusive in its own right as it almost forces English to have relevence and hegemony. This makes it harder for non native English speakers to learn which is talked about in this https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3dak5w/code-is-political. Coding and technology is such a powerful tool that naturally they hold some sort of political power. The process of creating this technology and disseminating this information is political as it was created by a select group and designed for an equally specific group. This socially leaves out women and minorities which makes it harder for them to achieve the same level of influence. This class has taught us about looking at things through multiple perspectives and becoming more open minded which more people should look into when it comes to technology.