SCHOOL OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY PROG /001
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER

Asterix Data Analysis

Programmer Note 001

Programming Practices

PROG /001

• Contents
• Introduction
• Immediate
  • Code layout
  • Libraries and naming Conventions for Subroutines
  • Subroutine/Function arguments
  • Variable initialisation
  • Error Handling
  • Version numbering
  • History
  • Documentation
  • Using standard data components
  • Standard Headers
  • Propagation rules
• Eventual
  • Application design philosophy
  • In-code comments
  • TAB
  • Line length
  • Line labels
  • Subroutines and functions
  • Variable names
  • Variable typing
  • Use of COMMON and STRUCTURE
  • The following are BANNED
  • I/O
  • Pointers and Mapping
  • Dynamic Storage
  • Tidying Up
• References
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