> like any other tool, they can also be used for evil Ok. What is this evil you speak of, person who wants me to think I'm like you? I don't get it. Define it

> like any other tool, they can also be used for evil Ok. What is this evil you speak of, person who wants me to think I'm like you? I don't get it. Define it clearly please. (No definition follows.) > So we, as software developers, need an ethical code Oh, so because of <undefined thing> we need <ethical code>? Why is that, then? Please explain all the whys. (None of the whys follow. I guess we're not so alike after all. Drat!) I believe we as a cohort, a group of similarly-titled people, a group seeking possibly similar things should have a code of ethics. I really do. But not because of no reason and "so there!" What separates most of us from actual engineers is not just an iron ring, but a code of ethics (well, nowadays, also common scholastic training - can I get a "hell yeah" from the code bootcamp folks?). Most guilds used to have those codes, in fact. And union membership is predicated on agreeing with the union's goals. And I could never quite agree with the Cub Scout oath or the twelve steps' higher power, but those serve the same purpose, too, and I admire them even when I don't agree. I think I disagree with the post's first reply, from "anonymous:" "really well written." There's not enough thought before the writing started. I think it deserves a little more of that and then probably a bunch of editing before it's worthy of a real takedown. And being worthy of a takedown is a badge of honor. (Honor being related to ethics but given ethics isn't defined, I won't bother either.)