A Code of Ethics Does Little to Correct the Issues with Today’s Software
3 min read
Malicious software stories fill many publications. Bleeping Computer is practically an active record of malware and security holes. Bulletins such as The Daily WTF are a constant reminder of the general bugginess of applications. The current set of programs leaves much to be desired. Today’s software landscape needs a fix. One repair proposed by some is a code of ethics. However, this improvement is unlikely to improve the panorama of today’s programs. A code of ethics is an improbable path to better software or the avoidance of poor outcomes. Ethics do not lead to the adoption of sound software engineering practices. An…...
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Collin Rusk Since the mid-2000’s, Collin Rusk has worked on a variety of projects, using his interest and expertise in software engineering to develop and/or architect enterprise systems. Business products have unique challenges. Enterprise systems are often complex, and they typically have to be supported for a period of at least a decade. Long support-durations and complexity make shortfalls in software engineering particularly harmful. Those deficiencies can cost an organization hundreds of truckloads of cash. Inadequacies on multiple products allow those amounts to accumulate to destructive levels, an event that Collin has witnessed multiple times. Those events, and his own mistakes, have spurred his interest in software engineering (a distinct concept from programming). Collin has used that interest, and the knowledge gained from it, to move the enterprise systems that he builds in a less destructive direction.
Collin has been architecting enterprise software since 2010. He has a B.S. in Management Information Systems from Le Moyne College and an M.S. in Computer Science from Lawrence Technological University. Collin is interested in a variety of subjects. Using those areas, he attempts to augment his software engineering knowledge.
A Code of Ethics Does Little to Correct the Issues with Today’s Software
3 min read
Malicious software stories fill many publications. Bleeping Computer is practically an active record of malware and security holes. Bulletins such as The Daily WTF are a constant reminder of the general bugginess of applications. The current set of programs leaves much to be desired. Today’s software landscape needs a fix. One repair proposed by some is a code of ethics. However, this improvement is unlikely to improve the panorama of today’s programs. A code of ethics is an improbable path to better software or the avoidance of poor outcomes. Ethics do not lead to the adoption of sound software engineering practices. An…...