I believe that getting underrepresented groups into software development is a good thing. This is not a controversial opinion until you start talking about felons.
Today’s guest is Rick Wolter. He’s an iOS developer who served 18 years in prison for second degree murder. Rick killed somebody and for some that’s all they need to know about Rick. But today’s episode is about Rick’s path to redemption him, teaching himself to code in prison, smuggling in a Python interpreter, and then getting out and trying to get a job as a dev when you’re a felon.
There’s just one problem: Aren’t the US really quick to limit your computer/internet access for tons of crimes even after you get out of prison? Like they wanted to ban Aaron Schwartz from using a computer because he pirated some scientific papers.
It also works the other way around: develop reiserfs and kill your wife, serve a life sentence in prison.
