We can take lessons from other engineering domains. Disregarding exemptions, engineers who design and build for “the public good” have someone who is ultimately responsible. A newly minted civil engineer, for example, may be low on the hierarchy but has to work under the direct supervision of a licensed Professional Engineer. That licensed PE is the one responsible, legally and ethically, for now just the “what” but also the “how”. They may work for a project manager but ultimately it’s their stamp that allows the build.
As someone who works in safety critical code nothing irks me more than when people absolve themselves by saying “I’m just a programmer, that’s not my job/problem”. We need to hold ourselves to a higher professional standard
As someone who works in safety critical code nothing irks me more than when people absolve themselves by saying “I’m just a programmer, that’s not my job/problem”. We need to hold ourselves to a higher professional standard