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Computing has been slow to respond to the increasing impacts of computing products on society. The effect of these products now influences more aspects of our society and the areas of influence are more critical than they had been. Computers no longer merely calculate the speed of vehicles, but they also control the speed and breaking ability of automobiles. Computing practitioners are more aware of these changes in area and criticality of their work products and have started to respond to this change in an organized way. Two major computing societies have joined forces in an effort to respond to these changes. Described here is the joint effort of the IEEE-Computer Society (IEEE-CS) and the Association for Computing Machinery(ACM) to professionalize Software Engineering.
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Myers, C., Hall, T., Pitt, D. (1997). Establishing Standards of Professional Practice. In: Myers, C., Hall, T., Pitt, D. (eds) The Responsible Software Engineer. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0923-5_4
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