Rugged Manifesto

Rugged Manifesto

1. I am rugged and, more importantly, my code is rugged.
2. I recognize that software has become a foundation of our modern world.
3. I recognize the awesome responsibility that comes with this foundational role.
4. I recognize that my code will be used in ways I cannot anticipate, in ways it was not designed, and for longer than it was ever intended.
5. I recognize that my code will be attacked by talented and persistent adversaries who threaten our physical, economic, and national security.
6. I recognize these things – and I choose to be rugged.
7. I am rugged because I refuse to be a source of vulnerability or weakness.
8. I am rugged because I assure my code will support its mission.
9. I am rugged because my code can face these challenges and persist in spite of them.
10. I am rugged, not because it is easy, but because it is necessary and I am up for the challenge.