1. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and related documents on which they work.

2. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Temper all technical judgments by the need to support and maintain human values.

3. These Principles should influence software engineers to consider broadly who is affected by their work; to examine if they and their colleagues are treating other human beings with due respect; to consider how the public, if reasonably well informed, would view their decisions; to analyze how the least empowered will be affected by their decisions; and to consider whether their acts would be judged worthy of the ideal professional working as a software engineer.

4. In particular, software engineers shall continually endeavor to:Further their knowledge of developments in the analysis, specification, design, development, maintenance and testing of software and related documents, together with the management of the development process.

5. Be fair and avoid deception in all statements, particularly public ones, concerning software or related documents, methods and tools.

6. To ensure, as much as possible, that their efforts will be used for good, software engineers must commit themselves to making software engineering a beneficial and respected profession.

7. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.

8. Ensure that clients, employers, and supervisors know of the software engineer's commitment to this Code of ethics, and the subsequent ramifications of such commitment.

9. Strive to fully understand the specifications for software on which they work.

10. Software engineers are those who contribute by direct participation or by teaching, to the analysis, specification, design, development, certification, maintenance and testing of software systems.

1. Ensure realistic quantitative estimates of cost, scheduling, personnel, quality and outcomes on any project on which they work or propose to work, and provide an uncertainty assessment of these estimates.

2. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.

3. The ultimate effect of the work should be to the public good.

4. Ensure proper and achievable goals and objectives for any project on which they work or propose.

5. Take responsibility for detecting, correcting, and reporting errors in software and associated documents on which they work.

6. These Principles should influence software engineers to consider broadly who is affected by their work; to examine if they and their colleagues are treating other human beings with due respect; to consider how the public, if reasonably well informed, would view their decisions; to analyze how the least empowered will be affected by their decisions; and to consider whether their acts would be judged worthy of the ideal professional working as a software engineer.

7. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.

8. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.

9. Work to follow professional standards, when available, that are most appropriate for the task at hand, departing from these only when ethically or technically justified.

10. Review the work of others in an objective, candid, and properly-documented way.

1. The Code contains eight Principles related to the behavior of and decisions made by professional software engineers, including practitioners, educators, managers, supervisors and policy makers, as well as trainees and students of the profession.

2. PRINCIPLESPrinciple 1: PUBLICSoftware engineers shall act consistently with the public interest.

3. These Principles should influence software engineers to consider broadly who is affected by their work; to examine if they and their colleagues are treating other human beings with due respect; to consider how the public, if reasonably well informed, would view their decisions; to analyze how the least empowered will be affected by their decisions; and to consider whether their acts would be judged worthy of the ideal professional working as a software engineer.

4. As this Code expresses the consensus of the profession on ethical issues, it is a means to educate both the public and aspiring professionals about the ethical obligations of all software engineers.

5. Principle 4: JUDGMENTSoftware engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.

6. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Temper all technical judgments by the need to support and maintain human values.

7. In particular, those managing or leading software engineers shall, as appropriate:Ensure good management for any project on which they work, including effective procedures for promotion of quality and reduction of risk.

8. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Strive for high quality, acceptable cost and a reasonable schedule, ensuring significant tradeoffs are clear to and accepted by the employer and the client, and are available for consideration by the user and the public.

9. Attract potential software engineers only by full and accurate description of the conditions of employment.

10. Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do good or cause harm, to enable others to do good or cause harm, or to influence others to do good or cause harm.

1. Recognize that personal violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.

2. The Code prescribes these as obligations of anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.

3. Not influence others to undertake any action that involves a breach of this Code.

4. The Code contains eight Principles related to the behavior of and decisions made by professional software engineers, including practitioners, educators, managers, supervisors and policy makers, as well as trainees and students of the profession.

5. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.

6. However, even in this generality, the Code provides support for software engineers and managers of software engineers who need to take positive action in a specific case by documenting the ethical stance of the profession.

7. These situations require the software engineer to use ethical judgment to act in a manner which is most consistent with the spirit of the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, given the circumstances.

8. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.

9. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.

10. Ensure that clients, employers, and supervisors know of the software engineer's commitment to this Code of ethics, and the subsequent ramifications of such commitment.

1. Principle 5: MANAGEMENTSoftware engineering managers and leaders shall subscribe to and promote an ethical approach to the management of software development and maintenance .

2. The Code provides an ethical foundation to which individuals within teams and the team as a whole can appeal.

3. Promote no interest adverse to their employer or client, unless a higher ethical concern is being compromised; in that case, inform the employer or another appropriate authority of the ethical concern.

4. As this Code expresses the consensus of the profession on ethical issues, it is a means to educate both the public and aspiring professionals about the ethical obligations of all software engineers.

5. These situations require the software engineer to use ethical judgment to act in a manner which is most consistent with the spirit of the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, given the circumstances.

6. Work to follow professional standards, when available, that are most appropriate for the task at hand, departing from these only when ethically or technically justified.

7. As this Code expresses the consensus of the profession on ethical issues, it is a means to educate both the public and aspiring professionals about the ethical obligations of all software engineers.

8. However, even in this generality, the Code provides support for software engineers and managers of software engineers who need to take positive action in a specific case by documenting the ethical stance of the profession.

9. Promote no interest adverse to their employer or client, unless a higher ethical concern is being compromised; in that case, inform the employer or another appropriate authority of the ethical concern.

10. Be careful to use only accurate data derived by ethical and lawful means, and use it only in ways properly authorized.