I'm a member of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) and every year I read over the IEEE-ACM Software Engineering Code Of Ethics: https://www.acm.org/ab

I'm a member of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) and every year I read over the IEEE-ACM Software Engineering Code Of Ethics: https://www.acm.org/about/se-code https://www.acm.org/about/se-code Due to manager and business pressure to make more money, multiple sections are subverted and there's absolutely no consequence to them. The only consequence they understand is if programmers start to refuse jobs or tasks or quit based on violations of the code. This is sometimes why I would favour certification or more responsibility placed on the programmer. Some programs should not be written or if they are written they should be held to a very high standard. We wouldn't have issues with high frequency trading if it cost a lot to provide insurance for that kind of development. Sure simple websites don't really need high standards, but as soon as you're past 1 million in revenue you're dealing with real money, real data and any bugs could have serious consequences. On the other hand, I like being able to write little scripts that say "hey if something breaks, it ain't my fault".