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"an ethical oath"??? I don't think there is such a thing. What may appear unethical to you may seem ethical to another. Everybody will find justification for t
by terrykohla 13y ago
"an ethical oath"??? I don't think there is such a thing. What may appear unethical to you may seem ethical to another.
Everybody will find justification for their actions as unethical as they may seem to you.
- olso4052 13y agoWell, true, but many other professions have an oath of their own. Often times the language covered in that oath is supervised by a committee. Obviously, there are problems with this. But the point that Martin makes is a really good one. Technology is going to dictate a vast majority of our lives going forward, and programmers are the ones that literally make that technology. A lot like a surgeon operating on a person, a programmer can be neglectful or overly intrusive. I think an oath is a great idea, actually.