Share thoughts about the presentation and discussion of the Hive Tracks case study.

In discussing HiveTracks with it’s co-owner and co-founder, Dr. James Wilkes, I came to two major conclusions.

Firstly, Ethics is a significantly more broad term than previously anticipated in the context of Computer Science. Throughout the course of the discussion, we were faced with situations that I’d previously never though would be blanketed under the term ‘Ethics.’

For example, disputes about code ownership – when you write code, do you own it? Does the company own it since you wrote it for them? It’s a tricky question and the answer is not always as obvious as you’d expect, depending on the situation.

Secondly, Computer Science is applicable everywhere. Even something like Beekeeping, which is a practice I’d thought was rooted mostly in variable beyond our control (weather, will of the bees, etc.) has had success/survival rates blossom with the careful helping hand of clever code.

That being said, there are hundreds or even thousands of industries and hobbies where code has yet to be added to the ‘tools of the trade.’ I, as an up-and-coming developer, am extremely excited about the prospect of what lies ahead as a result.