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Look it in another way. Almost every worker in the not software world is legally liable for his work. For the chef in the kitchen (no poison in food) to constru
by _trampeltier 7y ago
Look it in another way. Almost every worker in the not software world is legally liable for his work. For the chef in the kitchen (no poison in food) to construction worker (the building should not falling apart) or electricians (proper insulation and ground, etc).
I work in industry automation and I really would see if software would be simple again. Todays software depend on so many external things.
- _ph_ 7y agoIn Germany, and I guess in most countries, almost no worker is legally liable, as long as they are not actively ignoring the safety regulations applying to their work. So to make a software developer legally liable, you first have to set up a clear framework of "safety regulations" by which they can be judged.
- _trampeltier 7y agoYes every job has it regulations, except for pure software. Just software guys seems to have no rules at all.
- fierarul 7y agoI assume you never saw a 'workmanlike manner' clause in an independent contractor contract? Any industry, including ours, has best practices.
- goatinaboat 7y agoFor the chef in the kitchen (no poison in food) to construction worker (the building should not falling apart) or electricians (proper insulation and ground, etc) Yes and no. Those people are all responsible for doing their own jobs to a certain standard. If a building falls down it is extremely unlikely that it was due to poor workmanship by an individual bricklayer. The root cause will be in the design and the bricklayer isn’t in a position to challenge the design.
- cube2222 7y agoAt least in Poland an employee can only be held liable up to an amount of 3 monthly salaries.