A strange choice of words. It's like saying “cannibalism is pretty gross, but the chef outdid himself on those slices”.

Moreover, even if it's complex from the technical point of view, morally it's dead simple: hired programmer is the same as dirty grunt with a gun, and the leader delivering speeches, and the rocket engine scientist, and the data processing clerk, and everyone in between. They all serve the Order they believe in, the king of this world.