The Responsibility of a Developer: Writing Efficient & Reliable Software
As a developer, writing code isn’t just about getting something to work. It’s about ensuring it works properly, efficiently, and responsibly. Here are key responsibilities every developer should uphold:
- Thorough Testing & Efficiency – Software must be fully tested at all boundaries, ensuring it works as expected and runs efficiently without wasting resources.
- System Impact Awareness – Code should not negatively impact the performance of the computer it’s deployed on. Poorly optimized software can slow down systems and force unnecessary upgrades.
- Accountability for All Code – Whether code is AI-generated, borrowed, or written by another developer, it must be reviewed, rewritten if necessary, and fully tested. “But I got it from X” is not an excuse.
- Ownership & Responsibility – A developer is responsible for everything they deliver. If the software has flaws, it’s on the developer to fix them, not blame external sources.
- Upgrades – Background and forced upgrades can make a developers life easier. But each piece of software that does it’s own upgrades takes time and resources away from the end user.
- Time – Time costs money. Each minute you waste of your users time costs them money. Are you as a developer willing to re-imburse your users for their wasted time?
If developers ignore these principles and write software without considering resource constraints, users end up drowning in inefficient software that forces unnecessary hardware upgrades. Responsible development means writing smart, optimized, and effective code.
Remember: You are not the only developer that thinks they have exclusive rights to a users computer.
