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Prefaced by this: “Software engineers shall commit themselves to making the analysis, specification, design, development, testing and maintenance of software a
by 9wzYQbTYsAIc 4y ago
Prefaced by this:
“Software engineers shall commit themselves to making the analysis, specification, design, development, testing and maintenance of software a beneficial and respected profession. In accordance with their commitment to the health, safety and welfare of the public, software engineers shall adhere to the following Eight Principles:”
- kiwih 4y agoGood point, this should be included as part of the text. I have updated my comment.
- 9wzYQbTYsAIc 4y agoAlso prefaced by this: “The short version of the code summarizes aspirations at a high level of the abstraction; the clauses that are included in the full version give examples and details of how these aspirations change the way we act as software engineering professionals. Without the aspirations, the details can become legalistic and tedious; without the details, the aspirations can become high-sounding but empty; together, the aspirations and the details form a cohesive code.”