High Integrity C++

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High Integrity C++ (HIC++ or formerly HICPP) is a software coding standard for the C++ programming language developed by Programming Research Limited, now part of Perforce Software.[1] HIC++ was first published in October 2003.[2] The latest revision, version 4.0, was released in October 2013 and documents 155 rules that restrict the use of ISO C++ language to improve software maintenance and reliability in high reliability or safety critical applications.[3] The Motor Industry Software Reliability Association (MISRA) C++ coding standard reference list includes High Integrity C++ .[4]

Tools

Notable tools that check for compliance with High Integrity C++ are:

  • LDRA Testbed by Liverpool Data Research Associates
  • Helix QAC (formerly Programming Research Limited QA-C++)
  • Parasoft C/C++test by Parasoft
  • LLVM’s clang-tidy

Revision history

  • 1.0 – 3 October 2003
  • 2.0 – 20 October 2003
  • 3.0 – 24 January 2008
  • 4.0 – 3 October 2013

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