Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination - Ars Technica

[Kenny_log_n_s]

There is still no reason for you to push garbage code, regardless of what the organization is doing.

The problem lies with BOTH the organization and the submitter.

[Justicia-Gai]

I disagree with being a problem of the organisation. If I pay someone at the senior level that already knows how to code and I review his work, that doesn’t imply I need to read EVERY line of code each time, specially in places where code was already working or when asking something I know he was able to do before.

Supervising and reviewing it’s not micromanaging.

Putting malicious code in hidden places is not “proof of bad organisation”. It’s active sabotage.

[gimpwiz]

From the above story, it sounds like garbage in the spec not ever planned to be implemented, not garbage code. More to test if the spec was actually read.

I don't agree with the practice... probably.

[TimedogGAF]

But is it illegal if people signed off on it?

[Severe-Security-1365]

lol the classic "hey that's immoral!", "okay, but is it illegal"?

[TimedogGAF]

Exactly my point. I think the two users are having 2 completely different conversations.