The legal system constantly updates laws, doctors and pharmacists must take into account the results of continuous research or development in the medical field, and engineers or technicians must learn to correctly integrate new technology into existing or new applications. Especially in the software industry, keeping oneself aware of any new developments or methodologies is critical if one wishes to maintain their employment. .
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Performing services for society that affects their health, welfare and safety means that technical competence must be applied in all situations. Actions must be taken in the best interests of the client and general public. Patient care is one of the primary professional activities of a medical practitioner. Some professional jobs have more responsibility directly toward the community as in the case of doctors and lawyers. In these cases, the professional actually deals with the individual and treats their problem through human-to-human interaction. Software engineers affect members of society via the programs they develop, which run on a computer system, which the person uses or is used under. Although there is indirect interaction between the software engineer and the patient or affected client, the repercussions and measure of seriousness are just as extreme as for any profession. It is not difficult to underestimate the potential effects that a software engineer can have on society. .
By providing services that intervene with community members' wellbeing, extreme personal responsibility of a professional is called for. Requiring continual analysis for mistakes, opportunities, and methods for improvement, the work must not be taken lightly and a large burden is often placed upon professionals to serve society with the utmost responsibility for providing the best solution. Some software engineers may feel distanced from the people they affect due to the machine and programs that interface between them, but it is reality that these interfaces are merely a medium and as time flows, the level of responsibility placed on them will only grow.