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Andreessen's Corollary: Ethical Dilemmas in Software Engineering - Bryan Cantrill | Craft 2019

CraftHub Events · talk · Watch on YouTube

Software practice, open source & careersFuturism & technology and societyPhilosophy & ethics

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as a good talk on ethics in software engineering, and Cantrill himself cites it as capturing his views.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Highly recommend both.”

    Cantrill talk on ethical dilemmas in software.

    bitofhope, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Best Talks of 2019?”

  2. “Bryan Cantrill has a talk on YT on ethics in software [1].”

    Talk on how engineering thinking conflicts with obeying the law.

    Bayart, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “SEC charges Robinhood $65M for misleading customers about revenue sources”

  3. “Bryan Cantrill (DTrace etc) has a good talk on ethics in software engineering[0].”

    Good ethics talk, including Facebook's 2011 news feed experiments.

    earleybird, 2021-12 · Recommendation · in “CCPA Scam – Human subject research study conducted by Princeton University”

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Topics: bryan cantrill, ethics, social media, move fast, software and society

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