The Potential

great power

great responsibility

The Consequences of Misuse

What do we stand to lose?

Deaths will happen

Lives will be emotionally destroyed

Businesses will fail

Trust will be broken

Our industry is being reduced to the equivalent of

Street Vendors

We've become

"Yes Men"

Undependable

Unprofessional

Professional

noun

A person competent or skilled in a particular activity.

Professionalism

noun

The competence or skill expected of a professional.

Honour

noun -

The quality of knowing and doing what is morally right.

You have a

Moral Obligation

to do what is RIGHT

Love what you do

You shall do what you do, for the love of it.

Or

You will NOT do something simply for
a job, or money, or fame

You will either love what you do

Or you will leave

Only Deliver High Quality

You will NOT Deliver Mediocrity

You will NOT release anything that does not work

Say NO

Say No to unreasonable deadlines

Say No to unreasonable pay

Say No to instability

Be Transparent

You will make every attempt to help all parties involved understand the system

You will NOT bluff

Constantly Learn

If you aren't learning, you are redundant

If you are redundant, you can either leave, or bluff

And you will NOT bluff

Always Test

You cannot be afraid of changing code

You will NOT exchange tests for "speed"
(A unit test always pays its debt)