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An example of prejudice? What an extraordinary statement. It’s an example of ethical, competent, responsible professionalism. The ‘incentive structure’ is non-
by vintagedave 3mo ago
An example of prejudice? What an extraordinary statement. It’s an example of ethical, competent, responsible professionalism.
The ‘incentive structure’ is non-financial and based on the ethics of valuing other humans. This is a professional duty. To even call it a ‘incentive structure’ feels like it’s missing the point.
- djmips 3mo agoThe comment is prejudice to conclude from the Google Engineer's supposed thought process as fact and to say that it's an example of why he isn't an 'engineer'. But you can find classic engineering fields where due process is ignored due to systemic pressures - like the Challenger incident. They were engineers but the system was broken. So it's not good enough to spit on the ground and say this is why they are not engineers.
- ruined 3mo agoconsequences like delicensing, and civil or criminal liability, are all significantly financial. the ethical objectives are supported by disincentives, offsetting the financial incentives to misbehave. and none of that exists in software engineering (yet).
- abustamam 3mo agoWhile I do think there needs to be regulation of some sort for SWEs, I can't fathom how it'd be enforced. Non-coders can use replit to build whatever they want and sell it to whomever they want. That kind of scale doesn't exist in the physical world.