I’m trying to study for my Computer Science course and I need some help to understand this question.
Read the following introduction and answer the questions. Then reply to at least three (3) of your classmates’ answers with value-added replies (e.g., not just “I agree”):
Hello everyone! My name is Benjamin Whitehead and I am very excited to lead this ethical discussion on software!
In this article, the author Robin K. Hill mentions the ethical problem of software neglect, and it is a very interesting article for anyone who is interested in entering the world of software!
I have prepared an initial set of questions on this reading, that everyone should go through and post their answers to the discussion thread on Canvas.
Here are the initial questions:
- Do you agree with Robin’s initial point that lack of code documentation and quality is an issue in software today? Have you ever worked with a piece of code that had little documentation? If so, how quickly were you able to adapt and effectively use that code?
- Do you believe that programmers should be more responsible for the code they release, either closed source to a private company or open source to the community? Do you believe that releasing code with a lack of quality violates any ethical principles?
- Do you believe that Robin’s solution of telling people who use certain code that it may be unreliable is a good solution? Do you have any other ideas on how the relationship between the developers who use code and the ones who create it can be improved?
