Category Archives: MISRA

The MISRA consortium produces guidelines for the use of the C and C++ languages in critical systems. I have been a member of the MISRA C committee since 2007 and elected Chairman in 2013.

Is Software just a Black Art?

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Andrew

Background In the August 2014 edition of the IET's E&T Magazine, Tim Fellows wrote an article titled How to avoid getting sucked into the black hole of software development (link). The article seems to blame the bulk of software related … Continue reading →

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Could MISRA-C have prevented the Apple iPhone SSL Bug?

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Andrew

The mainstream media has been reporting a vulnerability in the SSL, in Apple's iPhone The Guardian GitHub What Was The Problem? According to a diff of the source code, an extra gotowas inserted in the nest of conditions. if ((err … Continue reading →

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MISRA C:2012 Published

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Andrew

MISRA is very pleased to announce today that the new edition of MISRA C Guidelines for the use of the C language in critical systems, known as MISRA C:2012, is now available from the MISRA webstore. Initially PDF copies are available … Continue reading →

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MISRA C:2012 Announcement

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Andrew

MISRA C:2012 release date announced at Embedded World 2013 De facto standard for embedded C programming to be available from 18 March 2013 26 February 2013 – MISRA, the organisation behind many guidelines for critical systems, is pleased to announce, … Continue reading →

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Update on MISRA C:2012

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Andrew

MISRA C:2012 is now nearing completion, and will be available via the MISRA website by Easter 2013. An official update, with all relevant details relating to the new version, will be made on 26 February 2013. This information will be … Continue reading →

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