Responsible Software Engineering - With Real-World Case Studies from Google

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

About the author

Daniel J. Barrett, PhD, has been a software engineer for almost 40 years at startups, medium-sized, and large companies. He is currently a senior manager at Google and worked previously at VistaPrint, Merrill Lynch, D.E. Shaw & Co., and Air Products & Chemicals. In addition to Responsible Software Engineering, Dan has written numerous other Oâ€(TM)Reilly books such as Linux Pocket Guide, Efficient Linux at the Command Line, Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide, MediaWiki, Linux Security Cookbook, and SSH, the Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide. Learn more at DanielJBarrett.com.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Barrett, Daniel J Barrett, Daniel J Barrett
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9781098149161
• ISBN: 978-1-0981-4916-1
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General, COMPUTERS / Programming / General, Business ethics & social responsibility, Business ethics and social responsibility, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Computer programming / software engineering, Computer architecture & logic design, COMPUTERS / Computer Architecture, Computer architecture and logic design, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Computer Programming / Software Development