Juan, a professional Java software developer, has been writing a Web app in his spare time at home. He is enjoying this so much that he is considering working on it at the office, on his employer’s laptop, during his hour-long lunch breaks. What would you advise Juan about this?

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Depending on his employment contract, the Web app might become his employer’s intellectual property if he works on it at the office.

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This is up to Juan; there are no ethical or financial issues associated with using employer-owned equipment for personal activities.

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A majority of computer professionals would agree that using a work laptop for personal projects is unethical, even if it has no adverse effect on the employer.

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This is a good idea as long as Juan is programming the Web app in a language other than Java and on his own time.

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