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> I feel like most software engineers don't really take intellectual property all that seriously. Most will not think twice about backing up emails when leaving
by creato 7y ago
> I feel like most software engineers don't really take intellectual property all that seriously. Most will not think twice about backing up emails when leaving the company which might contain code diffs, design docs, etc.
You can't be serious. I would never think of doing this, and I can't imagine who would.
- bifrost 7y agoYou'd be a rare bird. Most employees don't even bother to not pirate software, look at porn or whatever on their work laptops. Its somewhat hilarious.
- azylman 7y agoYou're comparing apples to oranges. I know a lot of engineers at a lot of companies who look at porn on their work laptops (which isn't illegal). I don't know a single engineer who would take documents from their previous company to their new company (which is very illegal).
- P_I_Staker 7y agoNot rare at all in the software industry, is very common. I'd say people are more split than OPs letting on, but plenty of software engineers are extremely serious about IP.
- P_I_Staker 7y agoYou might be surprised. Some people don't give a rats ass about IP, including software engineers. I definitely wouldn't say most, though.