High Integrity C++
High Integrity C++ is a software coding standard for the C++ programming language developed by Programming Research Limited, now part of Perforce Software. HIC++ was first published in October 2003. 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.
The Motor Industry Software Reliability Association C++ coding standard reference list includes High Integrity C++.
Tools
Notable tools that check for compliance with High Integrity C++ are:- LDRA Testbed by Liverpool Data Research Associates
- Helix QAC
- 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