1.02. Moderate the interests of the software engineer, the
employer, the client and the users with the public good.
In most cases, the interests or requirements of the client,
users, employers or software engineers might be inconsistent with that of the
public, hence leading to various problematic situations when using such
software productions. For instance, if the requirement of the user seems to be
a site which promotes weaponry, despite what their intention may seem to be,
the ultimate impact on the public may have adverse effects. A software product
which brings immense revenue for the software engineer might seem appealing to
those who are involved in its development, but if it happens to be a project
which may have dire impact on the common man, this code of conduct dictates
that it’s not proper of software personnel
to continue with it.
With the redevelopment of this site which was made with the sole
intention of exchanging virtues required that we follow this specific
code of ethics, and balance the intention of our client with the well-being of
the public. The responsibility of handling our client tactfully while
presenting him with the product he required was indeed a challenge we had to
face as software engineers. Since this was a site done free of charge as a
voluntary project, the interests of software engineers were none beyond those
of the client. Therefore it was unnecessary for us to deal with moderating the
interests of theirs with public good. The one aspect of our concern was
handling the view of our client in such a manner, so that it had no harm on the
public.Proceeding to describe how specifically this code was made use of in our
project.
This site makes extensive use of virtues and vises which
describe the torturing of cattle when they are being executed. However, it’s not these articles alone our client, Dr
Rasika Dayaratne is in possession of, but of those which directly accuse
certain parties of this atrocity. As responsible software engineers, in our
point of view it seemed inappropriate to make any such allegations in public,
though the parties involved seemed to be involved in such activity extensively.
Hence, we explained to our client the adverse effects such direct allegations
may have consequently, and how we thought it would not be good for the public,
since the fact that our client was a Buddhist monk may be dragged into the
matter later on, if such allegations were made. Such a situation may have
caused disputes among people from different religious backgrounds, and the cause
of public good would be lost.
The existence of this code has assisted us foresee the
implications which could have been caused by implementing certain features and
has helped us achieve a product which both complies with the need of the
client, while assuring the public good.
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