> I have no clue where you're coming from with that last statement. Because a code of ethics "with teeth" doesn't exist, we shouldn't adhere to one? "I shouldn

> I have no clue where you're coming from with that last statement. Because a code of ethics "with teeth" doesn't exist, we shouldn't adhere to one? "I shouldn't do X" logically follows from the conjunction of "I needn't do X" and "doing X has a lesser expected-value than not doing X". > Everyone bears that responsibility. You're claiming CS isn't a profession, because there doesn't exist a board, bar, or licenses? It's just an unregulated profession. An unregulated profession is no profession at all. That kind of holistic, broad-minded responsibility is levied nigh-solely by professional regulation and decision-authority. (I say "nigh" only because there's probably some extraordinary and ridiculous circumstance that doesn't come to mind right now.)