
Responsible Software Engineering
With Real-World Case Studies from Google
Daniel J. Barrett(Author)
O'Reilly (Publisher)
Published on 19. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-0981-4916-1 (ISBN)
Description
Today's software applications need more than a friendly interface and correct algorithms. They also need to be responsible: to be beneficial for society and not cause harm. In an era of AI chatbots, deep fake images and videos, social media bubbles, expanding privacy regulations, and a warming planet, it's more important than ever to practice responsible software engineering so your products earn your users' trust-and deserve it.
Responsible Software Engineering gathers the wisdom of over 100 Google employees to help you anticipate the effects of your software on the world and its inhabitants. It features expert advice and practical case studies so you can build better applications that are more ready for real-world situations:
Treating people more fairly, regardless of their beliefs, culture, skin tone, and other attributes
Operating more safely, to reduce the risk of physical, psychological, or financial harm
Better protecting people's privacy, particularly when collecting personal information
Incorporating wisdom from the social sciences, law, ethics, and other fields that many engineers may be unfamiliar with
Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), to address the risks of climate change
Responsible Software Engineering gathers the wisdom of over 100 Google employees to help you anticipate the effects of your software on the world and its inhabitants. It features expert advice and practical case studies so you can build better applications that are more ready for real-world situations:
Treating people more fairly, regardless of their beliefs, culture, skin tone, and other attributes
Operating more safely, to reduce the risk of physical, psychological, or financial harm
Better protecting people's privacy, particularly when collecting personal information
Incorporating wisdom from the social sciences, law, ethics, and other fields that many engineers may be unfamiliar with
Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), to address the risks of climate change
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sebastopol
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0981-4916-1 (9781098149161)
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Daniel J. Barrett, PhD, has been a software engineer and technical writer for almost 40 years. He's worked at companies of all sizes, from startups to large corporations, including seven years at Google. Dan is also the author of Linux Pocket Guide, Efficient Linux at the Command Line, and many other books for software engineers