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I misunderstood you. I thought the "But there seem to be too many notes here to not call it a symphony" was referring to me. I thought you were insinuating I was a psychopath. I ap…

> I have worked with charming psychopaths in the past as has anyone who has been in this business for some time, and you do get better at spotting certain things. how many charming…

I agree with everything you say here. I was unaware that people have taken it so seriously as to feel compelled to learn to code. I agree with you, its being marketed everywhere. A…

thanks. I try.

my 2 cents .... its unnecessary. It often then just leads to me having to explain what that term means. I would much rather use formerly incarcerated. Its a fairly neutral term, im…

just want to add that you are correct imo. confinement was overall the very worst experience of my 18 years in prison.

thank you for the kind words. I was really lucky to get another chance considering the severity of my mistakes. Helping others get their life on track seems the least I could do.

Hey everyone. My names Rick. Im the person Adam is interviewing. If any of you are interested in learning more about Underdog Devs, please reach out to us on Twitter @RwoltX and @U…

coincidentally at Underdog Devs we took in some of the students from that failed project. It was called Mined Mines. A few still made it later and became software devs, but the maj…

Obviously not everyone wants to learn to code. I dont think anyone mistakenly believes that.The (possibly overused) advice to learn to code is prevalent because software is prevale…

I agree with much of what you said. You've also missed the point if you are referring to the non-profit Underdog Devs, which helps the formerly incarcerated become developers, with…

well said if you had some free time to volunteer and wanted a mission reach out here.... https://www.underdogdevs.org and on Twitter @UnderdogDevs

we are always looking for folks such as yourself to help with underdog devs. https://www.underdogdevs.org and on Twitter @UnderdogDevs

For anyone in the thread wondering how a felon might get ahead... Im a formerly incarcerated software engineer. I now run a non-profit org called Underdog Devs dedicated to getting…

You're right I havent made an effort to hide my past. Hard thing to hide, spending nearly half my life behind bars. I also highlight it. I use it as a tool. Its a point of referenc…

I agree they were defensive responses. I was responding to accusations. The defensiveness was intentional. The first comment felt like he was insinuating we are sketchy and the sec…

Why insinuate I was instigating a pissing match? I answered sincerely and in some areas corrected you. Thats it. I didnt attempt to "out credential" you. Your post felt like it was…

Underdog Devs founder here... We are a scrappy group of software engineers working to create opportunities for people who might not otherwise have them. Mainly the formerly incarce…

I reached out and asked him for his support. He thinks its an interesting problem to solve and has decided to help.

By disadvantaged we mean people from a lower socio-economic background.

In referring to "disadvantaged" we meant having a lower socio-economic background. Mainly those who are economically disadvantaged. We started by trying to help only the formerly i…

He is helping us solve some things. Mainly how to get companies to give our mentees a chance.

reach out. We are always looking for more support.

We have had 16 people hired in under a year and without a website at that time. Companies will hire if you use your network to make it happen.