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Professional responsibility in software
ConceptProfessional responsibility includes communicating limitations and offering realistic ways to address problems.
Explanation or usage
An honest account distinguishes what happened, what is known, and what can be done next. Taking responsibility does not require promising impossible results. It includes surfacing risks early enough for others to make informed decisions.
Common misunderstandings
Taking responsibility means promising any deadline regardless of feasibility.
In The Pragmatic Programmer
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Software practitioners can replace an excuse with a clear account of constraints and practical options.