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Software has a professional code of ethics, it isn't universally read/adhered to though: http://www.acm.org/about/se-code http://www.acm.org/about/se-code
by artifaxx 9y ago
Software has a professional code of ethics, it isn't universally read/adhered to though: http://www.acm.org/about/se-code http://www.acm.org/about/se-code
- oblib 9y agoThat is awesome. I didn't know it existed but I do love it. Thank you for sharing this!
- dsacco 9y agoA professional code of ethics with no weight behind it is about as effective as a code of ethics I upload on a random blog tomorrow. That's what ACM's might as well be, since it's not even universally known by professionals, let alone adhered to.
- coupdejarnac 9y agoIf you're a licensed engineer and you break ethics rules, be prepared to pay fines.
- dsacco 9y agoThat would satisfy "weight." It's conspicuously lacking in the ACM code of ethics (and basically every other code of ethics someone puts online with no industry buy-in).
- artifaxx 9y agoDepends on where you are, in some US states you can get licensed to call yourself a software engineer. This holds you legally liable to the code of ethics. It often influences court cases involving companies too: http://ethics.acm.org/code-of-ethics/using-the-code/ http://ethics.acm.org/code-of-ethics/using-the-code/