Code of Ethics and Professional Practice for Software Engineers

Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice (Version 5.2) as recommended by the ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Task Force on Software Engineering Ethics and Professional Practices and jointly approved by the ACM and the IEEE-CS as the standard for teaching and practicing software engineering.

There are eight principles to follow as a software engineer

1. Public

2. Client and Employer

3. Product

4. Judgement

5. Management

6. Profession

7. Colleagues

8. Self