Nathaniel Borenstein quotes

Nathaniel Borenstein quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter.”
-- Nathaniel Borenstein

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“The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents.”
-- Nathaniel Borenstein

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