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"Good" as in morally upright? (in which case true). or "Good" as in technically competent? (in which case untrue).
by mythrwy 9y ago
"Good" as in morally upright? (in which case true).
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"Good" as in technically competent? (in which case untrue).
- eponeponepon 9y agoThese are not separate concerns. Morality is a necessary part of competence.
- hanbura 9y ago[citation needed] In any case, here the intended meaning was clearly "technical ability", which doesn't require morality
- hexane360 9y agoIf there's one belief I think needs to be more widespread in technical circles, it's this. Good engineers recognize the impact of their engineering, and engineer for social good. We don't remember programmers because of how good their programming was, we remember them because of how good the programs they made were.
- 8note 9y agoit's the engineer part that suggests the moral uprightness. without that, it's more "developer" "good" as in having the qualities required for a particular role, as per Google.