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C++ in safety critical systems

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The safety and reliability of software is influenced by the choice of implementation language and the choice of programming idioms. C++ is gaining popularity as the implementation language of choice for large software projects because of its promise to reduce the complexity and cost of their construction. But is C++ an appropriate choice for such projects? An assessment of how well C++ fits into recent software guidelines for safety critical systems is presented along with a collection of techniques and idioms for the construction of safer C++ code.

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  1. Computer Systems Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA

    David W. Binkley

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Binkley, D.W. C++ in safety critical systems. Annals of Software Engineering 4, 223–234 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018962626979

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