Coding References

Here is a list of most frequently used coding standards for the mainstream programming languages.

for Java:

"Coding Conventions for the Java Programming Language" - Sun Microsystems

"Elements of Java Style" - Alan Vermeulen (eds.)

for C:

"Indian Hill Recommended C Style and Coding Standards" - Bell Labs

"Guidelines for the Use of the C Language in Vehicle Based Software" - MISRA

for C++:

"Industrial Strength C++" - Mats Henricson, Erik Nyquist

"Effective C++" - Scott Meyers

for C#:

"Design Guidelines for Class Library Developers" - Microsoft

"Coding Standard: C#" - Philips Medical Systems

Here is a list of the current market leaders for the various programming languages.

for Java:

CheckStyle (SourceForge project)

JCSC (SourceForge project)

JTest/CodeWizard (Parasoft)

for C:

Lint (Sun Microsystems)

LCLint/Splint (University of Virginia)

for C++:

PC-Lint (Gimpel Software)

CodeWizard (Parasoft)

for C#:

no market leader yet