Chapter 10 - Key Coding Standards

82% of those surveyed are using at least one coding standard, a slight decrease of 4% compared to last year. Even a 4% decrease, though, is alarming. Respondents who cited their top overall concern as Testing are using a coding standard the most (87%), followed by Security (86%) and Quality (84%). Interestingly, those with Safety as their top concern had the lowest usage of a coding standard (79%), even below Productivity (80%).

As the overall safety concerns this year revolved around difficulty fulfilling every ISO 26262 requirement, those who do use a coding standard are better positioned to fulfill essential functional safety standards.

The use of a coding standard is important for code quality, which helps to ensure that the software is safe, secure, and compliant.