The actual coding and underlying systems development work may be once-removed, but there will be a growing need for skilled people who can help address configurations, data models and processflows, as it all fits into the enterprise.
If in the process of preserving those cash flows, the politicians who get them block the raising of the debt ceiling, we could experience a sell-off in U.S. government securities which would raise interest rates here and could put the brakes on economic growth globally.
It is crucial that these milestones be publicly identified and debated prior to any "new money" flows so that the West is engaging in a transparent and measurable process of economic assistance.
But also looking at whatever legislation comes out of this process to ensure that our ability to stabilize the financial system and ensure that credit flows from banks and lending institutions to families and small businesses and big businesses through capital and what they need to run their business.
This goes for the fracking process itself, as well as the procedures for collecting and treating water polluted with fracking water that flows back up the hole.