Yes, he just has to find that job. First let me say in the worst case that he/she can't find a job because the economy is doomed or trump is reelected, if they

Yes, he just has to find that job. First let me say in the worst case that he/she can't find a job because the economy is doomed or trump is reelected, if they were to take (or work on their own) some basic cs undergrad (data structure, algorithms, theory of computation) and then get an MS in CS they would be imminently employable. This is true no matter what else happens. Unless a company can use their specialization it would be hard for them to pass the interview bar for a regular dev (without some preperation). If they get some exp in a company, and it includes significant programming then they can start to be a dev. Programming has such a giant demand for workers that if you have recent experience and you can code and pass an interview then no one cares about your professional degree. Get that first job, learn on the job, and you can be a dev.