Sean Dunn & Chris Edwards on Ethics and Professionalism in Software Engineering

Published: Nov. 6, 2017, midnight

b'In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Sean Dunn and Chris Edwards about professionalism, licensing and ethics in software engineering\\n\\nWhy listen to this podcast:\\n\\u2022\\tSituations where software development intersects with the public interest are widening and software can impact the health and wellbeing of society \\n\\u2022\\tThe distinguishing characteristic of a profession is holding paramount the public interest\\n\\u2022\\tUnlike the failure of a bridge unethical results from software will be less visible and more insidious\\n\\u2022\\tWhat steps can we take within our organisations to instil a sense of responsibility that is beyond getting the product out the door quickly\\n\\u2022\\tA core tenant of professionalism is we cannot detach our actions from the outcomes \\u2013 ignorance is not an excuse\\n\\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2hheRZO\\n\\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\\n\\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\\nWant to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2hheRZO'