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<p>This article gives an overview of professional ethics as applied to <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">computer programming</a> and <a href="/facts/Software_development/UUfsAaYY">software development</a>, in particular the ethical guidelines that developers are expected to follow and apply when writing programming code (also called <a href="/facts/Source_code/o9J6Jv23">source code</a>), and when they are part of a programmer-customer or employee-employer relationship. These rules shape and differentiate good practices and attitudes from the wrong ones when creating <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> or when making decisions on a crucial or delicate issue regarding a programming project. They are also the basis for ethical decision-making skills in the conduct of professional work. </p>