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  • Paperback: 228 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (1 Dec 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0077076400
  • ISBN-13: 978-0077076405
  • Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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C developers in safety-related or high-integrity environments.

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There are a growing number of users today who are turning to C for safety-critical development and many safety-critical systems are being written in C. However, there is no guidance available for the use of C in safety related work. This book provides developers and programmers with an essential critique of existing standards initiatives for safety critical development and an in-depth critique of the C language from a safety viewpoint. The book contains many new areas, specifically, intrinsic software quality which is expected to be of considerable importance in the near future and discusses how to build product quality into the software process using publicly available tools.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mandatory for C & C++ programmers, 10 May 2001
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In the 20+ years I've been writing computer programs, this is the best book I've seen on how to write computer programs that work.

Aimed at C programmers, but C++ and Ada programmers will learn a lot.

The book, amongst other things, takes a tour thru C, explaining traps and pitfalls that even most experienced programmers are not aware of.

The book discusses software test methodologies and the benefits of software metrics to help in code quality and maintenance.

The author has clearly distilled the experiences from a twenty year computer career into a very good book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but slightly dated, 17 Jan 2009
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Well detailed book which provides food for thought. It could benefit with being updated, as this edition was published in 1995. This applies most to the comparison of C with C++ and Ada 95, which were not standardised then. I would also like to see discussion of common safe subsets, such as MISRA C and SPARK Ada (See the author's own website).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Should be "Safer Programming" and required reading, 13 Oct 2000
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Sadly this book sells itself short with an inappropriate name.
The lessons it teaches are applicable to all modern (and not so modern) computer languages. It offers a rational, as opposed to predjudicial, evaluation of C as a language suitable for use in developing Safety related systems. This evaluation pits the language against some other - supposedly intrinsically safe languages such as Ada - with surprising results. It also looks at the oft forgotten area of the tool support available to write safer systems, which can be as critical as the actual language itself.
The title of this book has caused many an Ada developer to demean C when spotted on my desk - typically accusing the title of being oxymoronic. However a few choice references to the contents have sent them away suitably concerned about the quality of the language and tools they are using and the way in which they are using them.
If you program in C this book should be invaluable reading. It's up there with "Writing Solid Code". If you program in Ada it is even more invaluable and may open your eyes.
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