the US job market for coders is kind of saturated anyway, and given the extreme selectivity tech companies apply to job applicants, avoiding coding might be a good thing for people in that particular sub-population. i mean it will probably save ex-cons a lot of heartache. our beloved tech employers are likely to discriminate against ex-cons just like they do other minorities and protected classes. what is the point of raising an ex-con's hopes of getting a coding job? the tech companies are going to find some reason or other to reject them anyway.

just sayin'