[sheepmullet]

> I don't think there is much dispute that developers tend to come from upper middle class families, which is exactly what the parent said.

I’d love to see some data.

Of course if you work at the kind of companies that only hire people with a top CS degree then you might be led to believe that.

In my experience though it’s not the case. The majority of people in my office grew up lower middle class.

[sharemywin]

which still isn't extreme poverty.

[sheepmullet]

The OP was talking about working class families. That’s a far cry from extreme poverty.

My parents were cleaners and although we were often tight on money we were miles away from extreme poverty.