Definitions DawsonPollard Plagiarism

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Each computer programmer must recognize and note those who helped create any software applications he works on. If a programmer is going to use even just one line of another programmer's written computer code, the current programmer must note it both in the comments of the software application and in any user documentation the programmer might create.

Malware

Computer programmers must never knowingly or indirectly create malicious and harmful software such as a virus or spyware. This includes agreeing to not create or be involved in defaming the computer programming industry with deliberately inefficient computer code or purposefully releasing inherently broken software to the public domain. A programmer should never purposefully break another programmer's computer code simply to increase the perception of her ability to a prospective client or employer.

Ethics
Programmers must create computer code that is laid out logically and simply for others in the industry to read. Making sloppy or illogically placed computer code can create confusion from programmer to programmer. This can cost clients and employers lost money in the time it takes to literally "decode" the original computer code. A programmer can avoid this by commenting each code module or section by labeling what the module is called, what it does and what it is intended to do as it reacts with different modules of the application, even if the module may seem self-explanatory to the programmer.