# Code of the Norse Developer

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### What does it mean to be a *Norse Developer*?

Our concept of being a *Norse Developer* has nothing to do with where we come from, but more importantly how we behave in our career. We compiled this code to have a written set of norms to abide to on our jobs. Being a *Norse Developer* is then following each and every one of the nine virtues applied to our careers.

### What are the norse nine noble virtues?

According to the old norse culture, the nine noble virtues according are: [Courage](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/courage), [Discipline](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/discipline), [Fidelity](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/fidelity), [Honor](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/honor), [Hospitality](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/hospitality), [Industriousness](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/industriousness), [Perseverance](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/perseverance), [Self-Reliance](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/self-reliance), [Truth](https://code.norse.dev/virtues/truth). To learn more about them go to the [virtues](https://code.norse.dev/virtues) section.

### Why does it exist?

Sadly, I think we all have been witness of so many examples of an *unvirtuous* exert of our profession at any and all professional levels. We face, on a daily basis, morally ambiguous decisions on how we approach our activities. We are tempted on each decision to take the easy way out, the most profitable approach for us even if it isn't good for our unknowing client. This code exists to be a guidance for us and help in our decisions.

## Contributing

Contributions to this project are accepted and encouraged. Please read the [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/norse-blue/norse-dev-code/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) file for details on contributions.

## License

The content of this project itself is licensed under the [Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license, and the underlying source code used to format and display that content is licensed under the [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) license. Please refer to the [LICENSE](https://code.norse.dev/license) file for more information.