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hnthrow0287345today at 4:27 PM3 repliesview on HN

This would be more meaningful if, perhaps, we had to swear an oath to it before being able to practice. And practitioners would be treated more seriously if everyone knew we swore that oath. And the legal utility as accountability and defense would also be useful.

Of course people are going to ignore it if there's no force behind it.


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opsnooperfaxtoday at 5:01 PM

Professional liability and licensure would create assurances with some teeth, but there are some major drawbacks.

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lukantoday at 4:39 PM

It seems to work somewhat with medical doctors and the Hippocratic Oath.

But I would argue it is way easier there. Building software has way more grey areas.

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brcmthrowawaytoday at 5:22 PM

Canadians do