Broadly speaking, that's all true, but I have to take a little exception with this: Likewise, with programmers all that matters is the code. If it's good, you

Broadly speaking, that's all true, but I have to take a little exception with this: Likewise, with programmers all that matters is the code. If it's good, you are good. There's a bit more to it in my experience; I've met some developers who were good at producing code, but less effective at understanding requirements, or working within teams, or accepting that they might have to spend time on tasks they don't want to. In that sense, it's difficult to hire without getting to know someone at least a little, which implicitly means knowing their gender and race. I think the better approach is to just "not be biased" in the first place. Harder than it sounds, no doubt.