alt Hacker NewsEthics are probably internalized long before someone commits to an engineering career. I'm not sure they can be taught later.
Ethics are probably internalized long before someone commits to an engineering career. I'm not sure they can be taught later.
This is obviously true to a large extent, but it is also weirdly necessary to explain basic ethical precepts to a surprisingly large number of otherwise well-educated people. Believe it or not, a significant number of people simple don’t know that it’s unethical to, e.g. exfiltrate code or data from a former employer. Making it clear that this is an ethical line may have some value.