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Dimitri Merejkowsky

Here are mine:

In order to defend and preserve the honor of the profession
of computer programmers, I promise that to the best of my ability and judgement:

  1. I will not produce harmful code.
  2. The code that I produce will always be my best work. I will not knowingly allow code that is defective, either in behavior or structure, to accumulate.
  3. I will produce, with each release, a quick, sure, and repeatable proof that every element of the code works as it should.
  4. I will make frequent, small releases so that I do not impede the progress of others.
  5. I will fearlessly and relentlessly improve my creations at every opportunity, I will never degrade them.
  6. I will do all that I can to keep my own productivity and the productivity of others as high as possible. I will do nothing that decreases that productivity.
  7. I will continuously ensure that others can cover for me, and that I can cover for them.
  8. I will produce estimates that are honest, both in magnitude and precision. I will not make promises without certainty.
  9. I will never stop learning and improving my craft.
  10. In all my communications (especially written and public ones), I will not allow myself to be offended by what people say to me, but I will do everything I can to not offend the people I speak to.

I've hosted them on dmerej.info/oath.md.

Items 1 to 9 come from the Programmer's Oath by Robert C. Martin.

The last one is mine, adapted slightly from the Crocker's Rules.