Software Information |
|
Importance of Coding Standards
Programming Help for Beginners We write programs to instruct computers. When programming using a high level programming language like C++ or Java, we are using a syntax that is somewhat closer to human languages. However, we use these programs as inputs to either compilers or interpreters to be converted to computer understandable binary format. For this reason, as far as the program code adheres to the syntax of the used programming languages, the compilers and interpreters never bother about the layout or visual formatting of the program code. However, as human programmers, we ourselves need to bother about the aesthetics of the program code. What is a Coding Standard? A coding standard is a set of guidelines, rules and regulations on how to write code. Usually a coding standard includes guide lines on how to name variables, how to indent the code, how to place parenthesis and keywords etc. The idea is to be consistent in programming so that, in case of multiple people working on the same code, it becomes easier for one to understand what others have done. Even for individual programmers, and especially for beginners, it becomes very important to adhere to a standard when writing the code. The idea is, when we look at our own code after some time, if we have followed a coding standard, it takes less time to understand or remember what we meant when we wrote some piece of code. Coding Standards Make a Difference Look at the following example: int volume(int i, int j, int k) { Looking at this code at a glance, it takes some time for one to understand that this function calculates the volume. However if we adhere to a naming convention for variables and method names, we could make the code more readable. Here are few sample conventions: int calculateVolume(int height, int width, int length) { It takes more time to type this code, however this saves far more time. This code is far more readable than its original version. With a little bit of effort, we could make the code much more understandable. The Benefits It is not only the readability that we get through a coding standard in programming. Writing more secure code could also be encouraged through a coding convention. As an example, in C++ we could say that each pointer variable must be initialized to NULL. char* myName = NULL; This ensures that we would not corrupt memory while using this pointer variable. Code readability is just one of the aspects of maintainability. Coding standards help a great deal with program maintainability, our ability to change programs with ease. Consistency imposed through a coding standard is a key factor to achieve success in maintaining prorams. Defining Your Own Coding Standard A programmer can define his or her own coding convention and adhere to that in writing programms. However there are many coding conventions available on the Internet. Those who program in Java should have a look into http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/html/CodeConvTOC.doc.html - Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language by Sun. For C++ coding standards, I would recommend that you have a look into http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/webdev/AppB.Cpp_Coding_Standards.htm - C++ Coding Standards from BBC. http://oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CPPHOWTO/Volume/C++Programming-HOWTO-14.html - C++ Programming HOWTO has some C++ Coding Conventions and also a bunch of links that lead to several coding standards that you can pick from. John Dirk
MORE RESOURCES: Software vendors dump open source, go for the cash grab Computerworld Microsoft is removing this 30-year-old software from Windows: How you’ll be affected, alternatives and mo The Times of India The Single Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software Stock to Buy, According to a Wall Street Analyst -- No, It's Not Nvidia Yahoo Finance AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware The Register GM loses another software leader amid more reorganization Detroit Free Press Finding software flaws early in the development process provides ROI Help Net Security DPP launches new software to improve efficiency Spectrum News Risk management specialist Abrigo snaps up TPG Software for investment accounting tech FinTech Futures Kilgore ISD receives $25000 for bus tracking software CBS19.tv KYTX Abrigo Buys TPG Software FinSMEs Results: Progress Software Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates Simply Wall St Shareholders in Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) are in the red if they invested three years ago Yahoo Finance Productivity Boost: Real Uses of AI in the Software You Already Have Legal Talk Network Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Paycom Software, Inc.'s (NYSE:PAYC) Shares Simply Wall St Leading the Way: Software Solutions for Finance Leadership Excellence The Rolla Daily News - The Rolla Daily News We Need to Decarbonize Software IEEE Spectrum Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Acquire The Gearbox Entertainment Company Inc., Developer of Highly ... Business Wire NAB 2024: RT Software Announces New Partnership with Videodata Sports Video Group Progress Software Confirms Bid to Acquire MariaDB The Wall Street Journal Elon Musk Pushes to Increase Use of 'Full Self-Driving' Software as Tesla Sales Cool The Wall Street Journal Defense Modernization Caucus aims to help military cut through red tape, acquiring emerging technologies and software 13newsnow.com WVEC Hedge fund Citadel makes a rare software engineering hire from Twitter/X eFinancialCareers NAB 2024: Evertz Highlights New Features for Its Software-Defined Video-Networking Solution Sports Video Group These 2 DevOps Stocks Are Must-Owns for Software Investors, Says Wall Street Analyst - Yahoo Finance The Government's Struggles With Outsourcing Software Development The New York Times Using Multicloud Network Software to Enable Business Critical GenAI Applications Featured The Fast Mode Can Genesis Succeed Where Lexus and Infiniti Struggled? EVs and Software Could Be the Ticket MotorTrend Local startup launches AI productivity software aimed at blue-collar service companies RichmondBizSense HB Wealth Management LLC Boosts Stock Position in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) Defense World Switching to a Payroll Software Mid Year Is Seamless with Latest 2024 EzPaycheck Payroll Software PR Web NAB Show: Pebble Launches PRIMA Software Platform TV Technology 7 No-Brainer Software Stocks to Own Now InvestorPlace Software Stocks Give IBD 50 Something To Chew On As Charts Start To Look Better Investor's Business Daily Do Analysts Expect Paycom Software Inc (PAYC) Stock to Rise After It Has Gained 8.87% in a Month? InvestorsObserver Porsche and Applied Intuition announce joint developments Porsche Newsroom Porsche partners with Applied Intuition to develop and deploy vehicle software Automotive Testing Technology International EVs, software spur higher automotive sales for microchip makers Automotive News Intel, Microsoft Slip as China Blocks Foreign Chips, Software in Government Computers - Investopedia Rebellion Defense Secures GSA Contract to Provide Software Services to Government Clients ExecutiveBiz 15 Biggest Software Companies in the UK Yahoo Finance Australia Bytes and Bias– Unraveling the Influence of Gender Dynamics in Open Source Software - hackernoon.com AI Facilitates Rapid Development of Diabetes Prevention Software, Study Finds The Healthcare Technology Report. JFrog Software Supply Chain Report Shows Most Critical Vulnerabilities Scores are Misleading - CTech Battery Ventures Announces Strategic Investment in AdaCore to Propel the Future of High Integrity Software ... Business Wire RLDatix Finalizes Acquisition of Breitenbach Software Healthcare IT Today 2024.8.7 Official Tesla Release Notes - Software Updates Not a Tesla App Marelli has developed a Light Domain Controller to enable software-defined vehicle architectures StreetInsider.com |
RELATED ARTICLES
SSH (SCP) Send Files from Windows to Your Linux Box Not all of us have the luxury of working both at home and at work on a UNIX based system. However that doesn't mean you can't transfer files safely and securely between the two systems. Linux vs Windows Operating Systems With so many Microsoft Windows related viruses, errors, and other software problems, many average computer users are looking at alternative operating system platforms, such as Linux. It is important that users, frustrated with Windows, don't simply install a version of Llinux without knowing what they are in for. Review of TikiWiki Content Management System TikiWiki is open source software - it is written in PHP, uses phpAdmin for mySQL database administration, and uses the Smarty Template Engine.Installation - Since our host installed the TikiWiki, I cannot comment on ease of installation. Performance Tuning of a Daffodil DB / One$DB -JDBC Application This article illustrates the best practices to improve the performance of Daffodil DB / One$DB JDBC Driver. This article focuses on how to improve the performance of a Daffodil DB / One$DB JDBC application using Statement, PreparedStatemnt, CallableStatement and ResultSet interfaces. Inherent Dangers Of File Sharing Via The Internet. Cyberspace has opened up a new frontier with exciting possibilities of "File Sharing." We can explore any interest imaginable and research any topic of choice. Is Your Computer Sick? Viruses and spyware usually show up on your computer one of two ways.Either they invade your system with a frontal assault like the Huns attacking the Romans, or they sneak in a back door like a cat burglar. Microsoft Great Plains: carpet, textile, fabric, felt distributor - implementation overview In this small article we will show you the possible way of deploying Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains for the market niche of large, mid-size and small reselling and distribution business in carpeting and floor covering, textile & fabric. We will not be talking about fabric production, but rather cutting for the end-user or small retailer. Getting Technical Support Help Online Sometimes your PC will start acting strange for no apparent reason or a program which you use regularly will all of a sudden stop working as it should. This can be a frustrating experience especially if you have no idea where to go for help. 5 Mac Security Tips You Can't Live Without So, you've bought a new Macintosh, and now you may be wondering how to make it safer. There are several things that you can do which will protect your Mac from viruses and hackers. Microsoft Great Plains IV: Inventory Management Great Plains Inventory Management (IV) module gives your business a competitive edge. By achieving accurate visibility and effective control over inventory, and setting prices on a customer-by-customer basis, you can reduce operating costs and achieve the fast, efficient fulfillment that keeps customers coming back. Data Quality Best Practices for Salesforce.com Executive SummaryAn effective plan for entering, cleaning and updating the data for your salesforce.com (SFDC) system is critical for achieving success with SFDC. S is for Spying, Surveillance -- and for Software as Well Words we choose to describe things and phenomena often show our attitude towards what we say. They imperceptibly reflect our opinions and judgments, prejudices and preferences, moral convictions and beliefs. Did You Ever Want to Completely Erase Everything on Your Computer? Did you ever want to erase everything on your computer? This is a program I found that does that for you quickly and easily.Active@ KillDisk is a hard drive eraser and is powerful and compact DOS software that allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders. Microsoft CRM Lotus Notes Domino Connector FAQ Microsoft Business Solutions CRM and IBM Lotus Notes Domino, being two groupware products from competing software development leaders, however could coexist within one organization computer network and even work together in collaboration. There maybe multiple reason why corporation would use both products: licensing, commitment to IBM Lotus Notes as legacy product, risk balancing - staking on both Microsoft and Java/EJB/J2EE platforms, deploying Lotus advanced workflow to automate document management, etc. Exactly What Does FTP Stand for and What Can it do for Me? FTP stands for "file transfer protocol". FTP is basically a way of sending files over the Internet. Microsoft Great Plains eCommerce: overview for developer Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains was designed back in the earlier 1990th as first graphical ERP/accounting system for mid-size businesses. The architects of Great Plains Dexterity - this is the internal mid-shell, all Great Plains was written on, designed it to be easily transferable between graphical operating systems (MAC, Windows, Solaris - potentially) and database platforms - initially Great Plains was available on Ctree (both Mac and PC) and Btrieve, a bit later high end version Dynamics C/S+ was available on Microsoft SQL Server 6. Daffodil DB: Web Database What is a Web Database?A web database is a database for the internet. You can get access to your data via the internet from anywhere in the world. Microsoft Navision Database Selection: C/SIDE or MS SQL Server - Overview For IT Specialist There are certain pluses and minuses in both cases and you should make your decision, based on your company needs. We'll give you some hints in this subject and you should know then where to look further. What is a Document Manager without Version History? Document Manager and Version HistoryIn previous articles I have discussed the usefulness of a document manager, such as groupware, in organizing document sharing. I have also discussed the role that a Version History plays in a good document manager. Cisco CCNA Certification: Becoming A Truly Valuable CCNA. I've been active in the Cisco Certification track for four years, working my way from the CCNA to the coveted Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert title, and during that time I've conducted job interviews and casual conversations with hundreds of CCNAs and CCNA candidates. The CCNA is an exciting beginning to your Cisco career, but just having the certification simply isn't enough. |
home | site map |
© 2006 |