Andreessen's Corollary: Ethical Dilemmas in Software Engineering - Bryan Cantrill | Craft 2019
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Why leaders watch it
Examines ethical dilemmas that arise when engineering decisions affect society, useful for leaders who set technical direction.
Bryan Cantrill's Craft 2019 talk on the ethical dilemmas software engineers face as software eats the world. He explores cases where engineering thinking conflicts with the law or personal morals, including Facebook's news feed experiments.
Takeaways
- Engineers face real ethical tradeoffs
- Leaders must own consequences of what they build
- Think through harms before shipping
Topics: Ethics & character, Engineering & technical leadership
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