#DevDiscuss Archive
Tuesday April 11, 2017
9:00 PM EDT
ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:03 PM EDT
Welcome to the
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Twitter chat, tonight's topic is ETHICS!
ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:03 PM EDT
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grmpyprogrammer
Apr 11 @ 9:05 PM EDT
I pursued a job at Mozilla for a chance to work in the open on things that really matter online
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douglasbastosok
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
test
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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AlexB138
Apr 11 @ 9:08 PM EDT
I'm a fan of Aristotelian ethics. Nicomachean, specifically. Answering how we as humans should live best makes the rest trivial.
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:09 PM EDT
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I would think 'what to do with all this data' is a common issue that most companies seem to be ignoring
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bendhalpern
Apr 11 @ 9:10 PM EDT
Avoiding dark UI patterns that *could* make more money for the company, not storing data that *could* make more money, etc.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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Aar0n_Shaver
Apr 11 @ 9:10 PM EDT
Putting a nervous dev at a whiteboard in front of several people should be a violation of the 8th Amendment
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bendhalpern
Apr 11 @ 9:11 PM EDT
It's easy to have a "just doing my job" approach to implementing the ticket you're given, but it is up to you to speak up.
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:11 PM EDT
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I know it's a minor thing, but honestly 'opt out' versus 'opt in' bugs me
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kimberlypilbeam
Apr 11 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Personal data. Apple versus FBI Amazon versus Unsolved Murder Twitter versus Trump Admin
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bendhalpern
Apr 11 @ 9:12 PM EDT
This podcast episode by
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on ethics of our trade was a great listen
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https://t.co/8Zd9HHp4TG
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sebnitu
Apr 11 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Should I spend my free time learning new tech, taking on freelance work, or giving back to the community via edu/resources?
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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jxpx777
Apr 11 @ 9:13 PM EDT
One of the many reasons I love working on
@1Password
is that I have never been tempted to violate my ethics.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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kimberlypilbeam
Apr 11 @ 9:13 PM EDT
Healthcare conflicts. Drug company tricking customers into buying their drug with symptom matching quizzes.
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AlexB138
Apr 11 @ 9:14 PM EDT
Balancing needs of the business with providing best value for customers. If the org doesn't survive we can't continue to create.
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kimberlypilbeam
Apr 11 @ 9:14 PM EDT
Companies can make many bad decisions when it comes to customers best interest. They are blinded by profitability.
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joelkinzel
Apr 11 @ 9:14 PM EDT
Testing/security are almost always at odds with the business's desire/need to keep costs low.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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jxpx777
Apr 11 @ 9:14 PM EDT
On the flip side, having been so fortunate, I’m not sure I would recognize a subtle ethical challenge.
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https://t.co/lQeQsH21xT
ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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EntirelyAmelia
Apr 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Always do right by your users. Treat them like people and make sure what you create can never be used against them.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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kimberlypilbeam
Apr 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Developers are a line of defense for the consumer. You should take a step back and analyze exactly what you're building and why
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gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Weighing "fast but huge technical debt" vs. "slower while doing it right". Both individual & corporately decided.
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tremendous3
Apr 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Developers esp those at the data + analytics level must decide the scope of tracking of their users. Curious? Creepy? Stalker?
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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MightyPupil
Apr 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Ohh this is an interesting one from the perspective of safety critical systems
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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sbrady12345
Apr 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Something as simple as 'should I refactor this/write a test' is an ethical choice.
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MightyPupil
Apr 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
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the naive/conservative approach would be: treat everything as safety critical. Doesn't work in practice - too much overhead
mrskellyvaughn
Apr 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
It's easy (and sometimes tempting) to take shortcuts when coding. Spend more time up front or worry about small errors later?
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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joelkinzel
Apr 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
If data is sensitive or defects have real-life consequences (autonomous vehicles) devs should push back when cuts are proposed.
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kimberlypilbeam
Apr 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Indie developers aren't protected either. Anyone recall why Flappy Bird was pulled from the store?
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hossam_mo7amad
Apr 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT
They shouldn't implement features knowing it would harm the users. Even if this features will make them money
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MightyPupil
Apr 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT
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becomes an interesting tradeoff of what is actually safety critical? When must it be verified by? What level for we prototype to
bendhalpern
Apr 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT
I think a lot about the ethics of marketing automation. The difference between acceptable automation and spam is very gray
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aprilwensel
Apr 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT
I feel remorse for implementing spammy notifications when working at a FB game co. Misleading messages are unethical.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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mrskellyvaughn
Apr 11 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Security will always be a big topic. Storage of personal data/credit card info, HIPAA acknowledgement in the US
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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TimSteeno
Apr 11 @ 9:18 PM EDT
What is OK to scrape without permission? Archive without permission? Combine with other sources without explicit consent?
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MightyPupil
Apr 11 @ 9:18 PM EDT
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in R&D but safety critical systems this is extra challenging. When is it actually a "product" and not a lab prototype?
MD_Morrison
Apr 11 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Being assigned to build an app for a high interest CC that would be usury in the US but is legal in the country of release.
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sarabadu
Apr 11 @ 9:19 PM EDT
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have to much access in production data
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MightyPupil
Apr 11 @ 9:19 PM EDT
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I don't have easy answers to these questions. Every program will encounter them & orgs need to be cognizant of the implications
GuybrushArgento
Apr 11 @ 9:19 PM EDT
When you have to debig someone elses code. It builds. It even works apparently fine eventough you know code is not clean enough
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luketgriffith1
Apr 11 @ 9:19 PM EDT
When I have an open-ended problem, do I code what I like best or what I think the end user will like the best?
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sebnitu
Apr 11 @ 9:20 PM EDT
I'm curious if airlines consider overbooking flights a "feature" because it sure as hell is an externality for customers/users.
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hossam_mo7amad
Apr 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT
They shouldn't implement features knowing it would harm the users. Even if this features will make them money
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gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Though is that "compelled ethical behavior" or "behaving ethically, even if compelled by a court order to act contraethical"?
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sebnitu
Apr 11 @ 9:22 PM EDT
I think for a dev company, anytime you create externalities for your users simply for profits, it involves ethics
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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MightyPupil
Apr 11 @ 9:22 PM EDT
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I suppose there's some low hanging fruit. Processes must be stringent, but not cumbersome. Doing things right has to be easy
gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:22 PM EDT
Marketing department: "It's no longer on fire? Let's ship it!" 😒
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:22 PM EDT
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The first time i realized they figured out how to 'cross site' advertising based on my googl searches totally freaked me out
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MightyPupil
Apr 11 @ 9:23 PM EDT
More likely: "Oh our sponsors want animal data ASAP or we lose funding, you fly out tomorrow"
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:26 PM EDT
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no data is harmless, the problem with new technologies is 'bad' usually is ahead of good for a long while
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Zetta444
Apr 11 @ 9:27 PM EDT
Using stolen logos and assets, cracked tools, compromising user privacy explicitly
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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aprilwensel
Apr 11 @ 9:27 PM EDT
Creating addictive tech. It's a product issue, but *every* individual has a duty to speak up about it (
https://t.co/7zWrTACsOw
)
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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Programazing
Apr 11 @ 9:28 PM EDT
Looks like I'm gonna miss
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AmbroseStallion
Apr 11 @ 9:28 PM EDT
Marketing - should we push out a feature that is useless, but technically fulfills a customer's demands?
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jophuzz
Apr 11 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Informing a client about security vulnerabilities they missed, ignored, or weren't aware of when discovered during development
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Better is a relative word, 'no policing' to 'some' policing is considered better, but self policing is nonsense
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julioolvr
Apr 11 @ 9:29 PM EDT
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setting the bar for accessibility - probably should happen at the org level, but as an individual there's stuff that can be done
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kimberlypilbeam
Apr 11 @ 9:30 PM EDT
We live in a different world now. You have to be conscious of users best interest. Always.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
What are the ethical choices developers must make on a consistent basis? What is up to the individual, what is more org level?
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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joelkinzel
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
Devs need to be user advocates within the business. Users and business may not fully understand implications of a decision.
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gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
There's a distinction between CYA for your own sake ("Just following orders") and CYA to stand up for what's right.
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TimSteeno
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
for data and analytics devs the integrity of the results is key. Are you free from demand to make the numbers fit a narrative?
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sarabadu
Apr 11 @ 9:32 PM EDT
Do IT rigth or Deliver no time
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grmpyprogrammer
Apr 11 @ 9:32 PM EDT
It’s all about the dollar-dollar-bills y’all
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MightyPupil
Apr 11 @ 9:33 PM EDT
Capitalism
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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heyjohnmurray
Apr 11 @ 9:34 PM EDT
Impending deadlines, real or arbitrary
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bendhalpern
Apr 11 @ 9:34 PM EDT
Enough "just this one time" and "not my problem" and eventually shitty unethical behavior just becomes the norm.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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EntirelyAmelia
Apr 11 @ 9:34 PM EDT
Almost always the company's desire to make more money and few engineers having enough of a backbone to speak up
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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rkrueger11
Apr 11 @ 9:35 PM EDT
Bystander effect.. No-one wants to be "that" person and say, "hey, I don't think we should do this".
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yousuf604_
Apr 11 @ 9:35 PM EDT
Lack of sales. In my previous company, marketing team had some dev's make mock-ups of fake features to try to get sales... :/
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gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:36 PM EDT
TFW you first/finally have the seniority to oppose executives without fear of reprisal. Oh, yeah.
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:36 PM EDT
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Luckily for me (lucky?) I've always been the person who says that - doesn't make friends much
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moriahmaney
Apr 11 @ 9:37 PM EDT
I believe it's at least partially due to the lack of diversity & perspective as to what may be harmful
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:37 PM EDT
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I find comments like this while well meaning a bit extreme - fear for your job and feeding your family isn't 'a backbone'
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mrskellyvaughn
Apr 11 @ 9:37 PM EDT
Taking on more than the org can handle. Hiring untrained/careless people. Things will inevitably slip through the cracks.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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nilixblue
Apr 11 @ 9:37 PM EDT
Never had to ship as a team but Negligence and Complacency drive the loss of ethics in absolutely any system, tech or not.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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jamessamsf
Apr 11 @ 9:37 PM EDT
how much is it unethical code decisions and how much is it unethical typical white-collar business decisions?
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:38 PM EDT
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Game Companies and FaceBook are symbiotic (parasitic off the user) - they can't police themselves or each other - 3rd party
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sprain
Apr 11 @ 9:39 PM EDT
I'd say that's ok as long as you actually deliver the feature if the client buys it.
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EntirelyAmelia
Apr 11 @ 9:39 PM EDT
There are more programming jobs than programmers out there. You can find a new one.
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heyjohnmurray
Apr 11 @ 9:40 PM EDT
Fear of being seen as a bottleneck by colleagues or managers, a result of misguided interpretation of "fail fast. fail often"
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EntirelyAmelia
Apr 11 @ 9:40 PM EDT
Of course, feeding family is important,but you're still responsible for what you have your hands in
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aprilwensel
Apr 11 @ 9:40 PM EDT
I get the reprisal; I just have more options now. In fact, I was forced to resign from a company for speaking out about ethics.
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gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:36 PM EDT
TFW you first/finally have the seniority to oppose executives without fear of reprisal. Oh, yeah.
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gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:40 PM EDT
Once the sewage is in the water, it doesn't matter whether you put it in a glass or a mug.
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clipperhouse
Apr 11 @ 9:40 PM EDT
Because people tend not to stick around while I explain the principal-agent problem.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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keyboardwah
Apr 11 @ 9:41 PM EDT
Blocking the Apple logo is a sin
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:03 PM EDT
Welcome to the
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Twitter chat, tonight's topic is ETHICS!
EntirelyAmelia
Apr 11 @ 9:41 PM EDT
A lot of awful things get justified by logic like that. We all need to take responsibility
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gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:41 PM EDT
I like to see that on resumes when interviewing though. I want to hire people who will call me on it if I'm wrong.
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NickolayKolev
Apr 11 @ 9:43 PM EDT
RT gumnos: MightyPupil Marketing department: "It's no longer on fire? Let's ship it!" 😒
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gumnos
Apr 11 @ 9:43 PM EDT
Putting a logo in my sticker-putting-spot is a sin 😉
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0x424c41434b
Apr 11 @ 9:44 PM EDT
Organization not implementing ethics in their processes. The code review should include an ethical check as well
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:44 PM EDT
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money money money, lots of money, that's what people want
mrskellyvaughn
Apr 11 @ 9:37 PM EDT
Taking on more than the org can handle. Hiring untrained/careless people. Things will inevitably slip through the cracks.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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aprilwensel
Apr 11 @ 9:45 PM EDT
Well that's my last
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... can't escape the condescension of the privileged white guy, apparently.
MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:46 PM EDT
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- no tech exp yet but 1. No guidelines provided from up top 2. No checking rush to ship (MVP y'all) 3. Money Money Money
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:46 PM EDT
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Tech Companies have invented all these new fancy titles for people, do any of them have a 'chief ethicist'?
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MageeWorld
Apr 11 @ 9:47 PM EDT
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MAYBE yo ucan find a new one, being blase about peoples lives isn't a way to win your argument
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EntirelyAmelia
Apr 11 @ 9:49 PM EDT
You're saying I'm blasé abt ppl's lives when I'm willing to put my job on the line to protect them
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CWReaceJr
Apr 11 @ 9:50 PM EDT
Lack of a rigorous and enforced code review process, perhaps?
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sebnitu
Apr 11 @ 9:50 PM EDT
I use to make Flash ads when I first started. I went home feeling dirty, like I was filling the world with garbage :(
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EntirelyAmelia
Apr 11 @ 9:50 PM EDT
You can keep yr mouth shut if you want, but that doesn't make you not complicit
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mrskellyvaughn
Apr 11 @ 9:51 PM EDT
I'm looking at you, serial copy/pasters from Stack Overflow
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sebnitu
Apr 11 @ 9:51 PM EDT
Luckily, once we get more established, we also have more mobility and more control of what we decide to work on. I feel ya
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CWReaceJr
Apr 11 @ 9:53 PM EDT
Good point: I was thinking unethical devs, but devs doing things the business wants that devs don't like is difficult choice
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sprain
Apr 11 @ 9:53 PM EDT
I'd say sometimes it's desperation: Things are going downhill. Let's try something "clever".
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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with_lainnie
Apr 11 @ 9:54 PM EDT
Saying no to your boss, it's part of the job!
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https://t.co/SckRXNZwmL
https://t.co/dfqWfcTXIy
The Programmer's Oath 🤣
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joelkinzel
Apr 11 @ 9:55 PM EDT
Exponential growth (causes hiring the wrong people) or being on the verge of death (and looking to just hold on a bit longer).
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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joelkinzel
Apr 11 @ 9:56 PM EDT
More so than anything: hiring the right people is really, really hard. Erosion happens slowly over time.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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sebnitu
Apr 11 @ 9:57 PM EDT
When a company makes profits over people. This is also in relation to how it treats it's developers as well as users/customers.
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ThePracticalDev
Apr 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
What forces cause ethics in an organization to erode? With so many people touching software, how does unethical code ship?
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JeffBallweg
Apr 11 @ 9:58 PM EDT
Accessibility. Lots of pressure to delay, de-prioritise making UIs accessible.
#a11y
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