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MISRA C++ - david ward - 22-07-2005
In the beginning \"C\" was considered unsuitable for safety critical and safety related systems, however, it was so used ...
In 1998, as a response to this situation, MISRA produced MISRA C, a set of guidelines to aid the development of safety related systems in \"C\" in the automotive world. Since then, MISRA C has been adopted by the wider embedded systems community and has become the dominant, international coding guidelines for the use of \"C\" in critical systems. The MISRA C guidelines are widely accepted as fulfilling the requirements for a language subset as required by both the 1994 MISRA \"Development guidelines for vehicle based software\" and IEC 61508.
Things move on, and now C++ is in the position once held by \"C\"; many people believe that it should not be used for critical systems, but its use within the field is growing and that growth is without a common set of guidelines.
MISRA has recently started work on the production of a set of guidelines for the use of C++ in critical systems, the output of which will be a set of guidelines similar to those that were produced for \"C\".
The work, like other MISRA work, will be done on a voluntary basis. As such, MISRA is currently looking for 3 to 5 additional people to participate in the development of MISRA C++. We are looking for dedicated people who can contribute to a two day, focused working meeting once a month and who are also willing to put in effort \"off-line\".
If you are interested in taking part, please send your details to the chairman of the working group, Chris Tapp (chairman (at) misra-cpp.org). A brief note on your background would be appreciated, especially as we expect to receive too many volunteers and will have to make some tough choices!