Programming with integrity

We have seen how the effects of the dot-com bubble led some analysts to become cheerleaders because of financial gain. This essentially robbed the public who funded their company because they lied about its accomplishments. The lesson that we learn from these analysts can be applied to us as individual programmers. A good programmer has a certain amount of integrity that will not allow himself/herself to receive credit where credit isn't due. If they don't understand a concept, they will have the patience to learn it for themselves and program it before they receive the credit. If they don't do this, they will find themselves bankrupt of ideas in a time of need.