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Great article, it should be required reading for all developers. It's important to remember that just because your employer asks you to do something, you are no
by ddevault 6y ago
Great article, it should be required reading for all developers. It's important to remember that just because your employer asks you to do something, you are not obligated to. You can't rationalize away your part in it later, you will be directly responsible.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoI'm with you, but the pressure is there, do it or lose your job and maybe not get a good reference to help you get a new one. You cet get stuck somewhere very difficult if you have a conscience.
- ddevault 6y agoI wrote about this here: https://drewdevault.com/2020/05/05/We-are-complicit-in-our-employers-deeds.html https://drewdevault.com/2020/05/05/We-are-complicit-in-our-e... In short: in general, software engineers enjoy a very good job market and lots of maneuverability, much more so than our peers in other fields.