I'm glad you like ethics. My criticisms above are not meant to say the article is bad; but that it can improve. Which is almost a truism of life "Aim for the s

I'm glad you like ethics. My criticisms above are not meant to say the article is bad; but that it can improve. Which is almost a truism of life "Aim for the stars" is aspirational. But you cannot judge somebody for failing to achieve it "Software engineers shall ... meet the highest professional standards possible." is aspirational. This is a good aspiration, but "shall" is the language of legalistic requirement. -- The document is aiming to do both 6.11. Recognize that violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer 6.13. Report significant violations of this Code to appropriate authorities... 8.09. Recognize that personal violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer Ouch. This is extremely legalistic, they judge people by unmeetable criteria, then do not allow judgement of their own criteria! I'm sorry...