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If the world starts coming after corporations for these kinds of very-real safety issues caused by software, they're going to "do a pro move," and come after th
by TheRealDunkirk 4y ago
If the world starts coming after corporations for these kinds of very-real safety issues caused by software, they're going to "do a pro move," and come after the programming profession.
- ydlr 4y agoMaybe we need professional certification for CEOs.
- throwawaymaths 4y agoFor better or worse, we do, and It's called an MBA
- oneplane 4y agoSomehow it seems that an MBA doesn't certify someone a whole lot more than a sociopath certification would...
- throwawaymaths 4y agoHence the "for worse" option
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- DoingIsLearning 4y ago'going'? The first person to get jail time during the 'DieselGate' scandal was James Liang, surprise surprise an Enginnering Head at VW. An army of Execs and C-levels were in the know but the first guy to go is a low-rank Engineer.
- throwaway2037 4y agoI'm confused by this post. First you wrote: <<Enginnering Head at VW>>, then you wrote: <<low-rank Engineer>>. Which one is it? Engineering Head at VW probably makes huge money has has 10,000 well-paid staff under them.
- DoingIsLearning 4y agocompared to a CTO, the enginnering head is low-rank. According to the prosecution he was making 270k in the US so not exactly mega bucks. My point is execs and C-levels always claim that their pay is justified by the risk and liability of their decisions but when the wheels hit the tarmac things change very quickly.
- throwaway2037 4y agoHat tip to your reply. This: <<According to the prosecution he was making 270k in the US so not exactly mega bucks.>> I agree 100%.