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Software professionals, malpractice law, and codes of ethics

Published: 26 April 2021 Publication History

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In pursuit of professional status for computing professionals.

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      cover image Communications of the ACM
      Communications of the ACM  Volume 64, Issue 5
      May 2021
      112 pages
      ISSN:0001-0782
      EISSN:1557-7317
      DOI:10.1145/3462701
      Issue’s Table of Contents
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