Using Cicode Programming Standards

Implementing programming practices results in Cicode that is more robust, manageable, and predictable in execution, regardless of the author. Using programming standards entails:

• Adopting modular programming techniques.
• Helping to ensure that programs are adequately described by suitable module headers.
• Formatting code to improve readability.

The following topics are presented as a suggested means of achieving good programming standards:

• Variable Declaration Standards
• Variable Scope Standards
• Variable Naming Standards
• Standards for Constants, Variable Tags, and Labels
• Formatting Simple Declarations
• Formatting Executable Statements
• Formatting Expressions
• Cicode Comments
• Formatting Functions
• Modular Programming
• Defensive Programming
• Function Error handling
• Debug Error Trapping

See Also

Using Cicode Functions