Skip to content

Software Design Standard

REV: 2020-09-05

Official Guidebolt Software-Design Standard

Main Programming Languages

  • Python
  • PHP
  • C
  • C++

Python, general scripting

PHP, web development

C, small/portable low-level programs, linux development, MCU firmware

C++, complex/high-performance low-level programs

External Standards

Joint Strike Fighter AV C++ Coding Standards, 2005, Lockheed Martin

PDF

NASA - JPL Institutional Coding Standard for the C Programming Language (2009)

PDF

NASA - The Power of Ten - Rules for Developing Safety Critical Code (2006)

PDF

MISRA - C Coding Guidelines for Critical Systems (2004)

PDF

Data Management

All source code must be ultimately organized in a single-umbrella-element (file or folder) per software-module. The single-umbrella must be specific to that module.

REASON: A single umbrella element is easier to share, back-up, and reference. It is clear where supporting data should be organized; at the start of the file or within the top folder (ex. README file, docs folder).

All source code must be organized with documentation to make it useful (ex. compile, install, run). This documentation should be proportional to the complexity/specialness of the use-process.

All long-term source-code and supporting-data must be version-controlled with GIT.