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Backlash over fake female speakers shuts down developer conference
(arstechnica.com)
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I love this quote as a summary "Hightower wrote that he has empathy for Sizovs but takes "issue" with DevTernity "continuing to advertise speakers who have notified you they will no longer be speaking at the conference" and failing to book a more inclusive lineup when "the pool of qualified speakers is much larger than it has ever been.""