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posted by Fnord666 on Monday August 13 2018, @11:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the Keep-everything-under-digital-lock dept.

Computer Programmers get new Tech Ethics Code

The guidelines come from the Association for Computing Machinery

Technological professionals are the first, and last, lines of defense against the misuse of technology. Nobody else understands the systems as well, and nobody else is in a position to protect specific data elements or ensure the connections between one component and another are appropriate, safe and reliable. As the role of computing continues its decades-long expansion in society, computer scientists are central to what happens next.

Personally, I am quite concerned that our Congress has not attached Responsibility with Rights when it comes to software. If someone is going to claim ownership and rights to a piece of code then protect it with electronic lock or obscurity, why aren't they also held 100% responsible if that code causes mayhem?

We just had a story here about the concerns we have about a hemoglobin based meat substitute ... and what we go through to make damn sure the substance is harmless to life before we introduce it into the food chain... and even *that* has to be completely described and its molecular structure demonstrated.

Can you imagine the uproar if Chemists started releasing anything tasty, that people would eat, and call it "food"? And would our Congress grant them the right to withhold information as to what it was? Then hold them harmless for whatever it did to people?


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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday August 13 2018, @12:16PM (11 children)

    Damn, does that mean I have to give all this money back and drop all my current contracts?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 13 2018, @12:38PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 13 2018, @12:38PM (#720933)

    Do not believe the deceitful lies of frauds who will tell you about the abundance of high paying jobs for coders and the huge piles of money they claim to have gained by coding. It is all lies. Do not be tricked into getting that computer science degree with the promise of lucrative work. Do not be foolish enough to think that multiple computer science degrees will help you any better. It is impossible to get a job in coding. There are no coding jobs. Do not waste your time building open source software with the vain hope that you will someday get noticed and make your big break into paid coding. There is no such thing as paid coding. The pay is a lie.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 13 2018, @03:47PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 13 2018, @03:47PM (#721016)

      Well, if you want to win TMB over to your side, it might help to suggest to the reader what career she should choose instead.

      Welding, CNC operation, industrial robotics, all good things that anybody thinking about being a programmer should choose instead. Those jobs are more in demand, can't be outsourced, and in my neck of the woods, they (consequently) pay more too!

      • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Monday August 13 2018, @05:50PM

        by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Monday August 13 2018, @05:50PM (#721064) Journal

        I *think* the demand for CNC operator has peaked. Of course, there are still jobs for Cobol programmers.

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      • (Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday August 14 2018, @01:36PM

        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday August 14 2018, @01:36PM (#721352) Homepage Journal

        Industrial electrician. It's not ever going to make you rich but there will never be too many of them and their jobs will never in a million years be automated away.

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    • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday August 13 2018, @04:34PM

      by tangomargarine (667) on Monday August 13 2018, @04:34PM (#721031)

      Where do you live?

      Also, "coding" and "software development" are two different terms. "Coding" is perceived more as grunt work. So yeah, maybe there aren't many jobs for keyboard monkeys; that doesn't mean that you can't get a job developing software.

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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Monday August 13 2018, @01:25PM (2 children)

    by RS3 (6367) on Monday August 13 2018, @01:25PM (#720951)

    Do you really have any tangible thing of value, or just placation bits in a database?

    • (Score: 2) by pvanhoof on Monday August 13 2018, @02:53PM (1 child)

      by pvanhoof (4638) on Monday August 13 2018, @02:53PM (#720994) Homepage

      Let him whine. Less people starting coding means more contracts for us. We have plenty already. But hey. We can always charge even more Monneh. Also, more new/young people coding doesn't seem to mean more useful technology. Look at the IoT market, the advertising market, most web development that is going on: it's all rubbish. The younger generations of coders are just flooding society with crap.

      I think we actually need less people coding. But the fewer people who do being more responsible for what they produce, meanwhile earning more. Kinda like you don't need 60 doctors for 100 villagers in a village. You need a few who know their profession well, are respected because they are competent at their job. And earn good.

      • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Tuesday August 14 2018, @03:40AM

        by RS3 (6367) on Tuesday August 14 2018, @03:40AM (#721222)

        (I like where you're going. We can collaborate offsite. I have a plan to keep the noobs busy making predictable crap code, and we'll fix it for big $. I'm not the first to have such a plan, but it'll work I tell ya.)

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday August 14 2018, @10:14AM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 14 2018, @10:14AM (#721309) Journal

    Damn, does that mean I have to give all this money back and drop all my current contracts?

    Unfortunately, yes. I'm handling the erroneous income redistribution (EIR) for North America. We're seeing EIR all over the place and have implemented the following streamlined procedures to reduce the workload on you. Just send us the check for the amount of income you erroneously thought you had received and we'll make sure it goes to the right people. There's no further need for you to fill out onerous paperwork. We have everything we need in our database to properly correct these problems.

    • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday August 14 2018, @01:38PM (1 child)

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday August 14 2018, @01:38PM (#721353) Homepage Journal

      Okey doke. I'll be charging you consultant rates for the paperwork though.

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      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday August 14 2018, @04:39PM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 14 2018, @04:39PM (#721414) Journal
        My... your consultant rates are a bit steep. I hope you don't mind if we shrink all the print to 6 point so that you can more readily process the paperwork? Our efficiency experts have told me as a result it shouldn't take more than three minutes of your time to locate the signature line and sign the documents.