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If you are going to put to jail a single developer, you may as well put to jail the entire company. That in turn wouldn't be practical or fair. It isn't the de
by tener 10y ago
If you are going to put to jail a single developer, you may as well put to jail the entire company. That in turn wouldn't be practical or fair.
It isn't the developer who has signed the contract to deliver the faulty piece of software that started this whole discussion.
- alistairSH 10y agoIt isn't the developer who has signed the contract Yes, and that's the problem. The engineer didn't sign the contract either, but he DID sign his name on the design. There should be some equivalent in software. And just as not all "engineers" are professional engineers (licensed), not all software developers should need to be licensed. But, for something like descried in the original article, there damn sure ought to be somebody to hold accountable.
- tener 10y ago> But, for something like descried in the original article, there damn sure ought to be somebody to hold accountable. Yes. Currently you can sue the company that delivered the stuff. Stop blaming the wrong people please.
- alistairSH 10y agoI could say the same about the civil engineer, or lawyers, or MDs. Are you really arguing that professional licensing isn't needed because we can always seek remedy through the court system?