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Discussion on: Have you ever had to take an ethical stand while on the job as a developer?

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an online gaming/gambling company where ethics were high on the priority list

My immediate reaction, beyond basic incredulity, was a question, "How's that working out for them?"

I'm glad to see you answered that question immediately.

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Stefan Dorresteijn

I feel like they really did try to do that by the way, they just got off-track. They strongly invested in customer support and systems that automatically shut a user off if they were losing too much, too quickly to prevent people from going bust. It's still a bandage on a flesh wound, but it was interesting to experience