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Determining Task Offload Capabilities
NDIS supports task offload services that are enhanced forms of the NDIS 5.1 and earlier task offload services. For more information about how to determine connection offload capabilities, see Determining Connection Offload Capabilities.
NDIS provides the offload hardware capabilities and the current configuration of the underlying miniport adapter to protocol drivers in the NDIS_BIND_PARAMETERS structure. NDIS provides the task offload hardware capabilities and current configuration of the underlying miniport adapter to filter drivers in the NDIS_FILTER_ATTACH_PARAMETERS structure.
Administrative applications use object identifier (OID) queries to obtain task offload capabilities of a miniport adapter. However, overlying drivers should avoid using OID queries. Protocol drivers must handle changes in the task offload capabilities that underlying drivers report. Miniport drivers can report changes in task offload capabilities in status indications. For a list of status indications, see NDIS 6.0 TCP/IP Offload Status Indications.
Administrative applications (or overlying drivers) can determine the current task offload configuration of a network interface card (NIC) by querying the OID_TCP_OFFLOAD_CURRENT_CONFIG OID.
The NDIS_OFFLOAD structure that is associated with OID_TCP_OFFLOAD_CURRENT_CONFIG specifies the following:
The header information, which includes the task offload version that the TCP/IP transport supports.
The checksum offload information, in an NDIS_TCP_IP_CHECKSUM_OFFLOAD structure.
The large send offload version 1 (LSOV1) information, in an NDIS_TCP_LARGE_SEND_OFFLOAD_V1 structure.
The Internet protocol security (IPsec) information, in an NDIS_IPSEC_OFFLOAD_V1 structure.
The large send offload version 2 (LSOV2) information, in an NDIS_TCP_LARGE_SEND_OFFLOAD_V2 structure.
The Internet protocol security (IPsecvOV) information in an NDIS_IPSEC_OFFLOAD_V2 structure.
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I just loaded 50 rounds of 30-30 with 31 grains of H335.....anybody have any experience with this load? Lee's manual says a starting load is 29.5 grains and max is 33 grains?.....Havent tried it yet just wondering how much more "whack" this would have over factory loaded ammo. Thanks!!

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Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead
Beatrix Potter's original artwork on display in a 17th-century house
Beatrix Potter's original artwork on display in a 17th-century house
Step inside this charming old building to enjoy an exhibition of Beatrix Potter's original drawings and watercolours. This year the new exhibition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter and displays original artwork inspired by her love of nature.
A visit here is an ideal addition to a Hill Top visit as it doesn't just offer the chance to admire her delightful artwork but also the opportunity to learn more about Beatrix Potter's life outside the writing career which made her famous. Learn more about Beatrix as a farmer and conservationist and how her legacy helped to keep the Lake District the place we know today.
This gallery building has an interesting history too, as previously it was the office of Beatrix Potter's husband William Heelis, and it is a rare opportunity to see inside one of Hawkshead's old buildings.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State has a new tunnel. That means the Buckeyes must have a new way of coming out of the tunnel.
Sure, it's basically still just walking. But that shouldn't be taken for granted, should it?
One of the renovations for Ohio Stadium for this season included expanding the tunnel from the OSU locker room to the field. Previously, there was a wide, open ramp, with a small tunnel on the side that the team walked down. Maybe two or three players could fit across the tunnel.
Now the whole ramp is a covered entrance (as seen in the photo above). All the Buckeyes need to do is make sure they don't trample themselves on the way on the field.
"I think it'll be pretty cool, with a covered tunnel, so I'm excited for that. I haven't been in it, so the first time running out of it will be the first time of me seeing it, too," left tackle Taylor Decker said.
Shouldn't they be practicing something?
Asked about tunnel prep, linebacker Joshua Perry mentioned that a field entrance is not a given. He saw the moments last week of Eastern Michigan players knocking down a cinder block wall to get on the field, and Baylor students falling over each other during a mad rush onto the field.
"I think that's something we're not too worried about," Perry said. "We'll just go out there. Everyone will be jacked up anyway, so if we come out of the tunnel a little bit funny I think it'll be all right. We saw some mishaps this past week."
See, the tunnel thing can be a deal.
"It is a deal," Perry agreed. "But I think we'll be fine."
That's what everyone always says. Be careful out there, Joshua.
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243 wssm
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April 22, 2011, 05:35 PM
Does anyone still make the 243 WSSM? Is it history? It was kinda cool with the shorter action. Made for a short light rifle.
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April 22, 2011, 10:09 PM
I loaded up 20 rounds of .243 WSSM reloads for a buddy of mine a few months ago for his few years old bolt rifle. Seems like a niche round but I'm confident there are a few companies that produce a model or two.
April 22, 2011, 10:51 PM
I have a browning a-bolt and I noticed Winchester is the only company making ammo for it. It just concerned me that someday maybe I wont be able to find ammo. Will probably need to start reloading. It is a fun rifle to shoot.:)
April 22, 2011, 11:08 PM
"...anyone still make the 243 WSSM..." Winchester. Don't think anybody else ever loaded it. Best you buy as much brass as you can, now. Even if you're not reloading. Not even Winchester makes a rifle.
April 22, 2011, 11:30 PM
Sadly it is not going to stick. Short actions are great, super short action never really cought on. I was kind of liking the 25WSSM but when I found out that they could not approch the speeds of the non-magnum 25-06 I decided aginst it. The owner of my local gun store loves his WSSM, but I think I will stay away from it.
April 23, 2011, 03:19 PM
The best thing about the WSSM's is that they fit the AR15 magazines. Prior to that, the only way to get an AR in .243 or 25 caliber was to step up to the AR10 platform which is several pounds heavier. Last time I looked, DPMS offers WSSM's off the shelf and several custom AR makers have specialized in them.
If anyone is still making them in bolt guns, don't think they will be for long as the 243 WSSM only beats 243 Win by about 100 fps and the 25 WSSM no better than a 25-06, so stocking up on brass/ammo probably not a bad idea.
April 23, 2011, 09:20 PM
25WSSM has less performance then the 25-06 for handloaders by a pretty fair margin, about 200fps from what I have read. Now a 25WSM would be a real screamer with 70gr of powder behind it, but probably burn out barrels like the 257Wby.
April 24, 2011, 05:36 AM
Olympic arms still manufactures 243 wssm on a ar15 platform. You can purchase a hunting version or a bbl k8 mag, which would be my personal favorite.
April 24, 2011, 11:54 AM
That Olympic arms rifle sounds cool. I like the 243 diameter bullets for deer hunting. Its the perfect caliber for Arkansas sized deer. The super short action bolt rifles are handy and I will take the added 100 fps. Its kinda sad the 243 WSSM didn't catch on better. Hopefully they never stop manufacturing ammo for it.
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Brent Sutter seemed amused Sunday about the rumor that he will quit coaching the Devils after this season.
I would normally ignore such a rumor, but so many readers asked that I decided to pose the question after Sunday's practice at the Prudential Center.
"That came out of left field to me me," Sutter said of a story in a New York newspaper that he is thinking about walking away after this season. "My response is the same as I said last time. No response. I don't know where that came from, to be quite honest.
"I got asked a question and I said, 'No response.' I just don't want to talk about it because there's nothing to talk about. I mean, I've said this before and I say it again. I evaluate myself after every year as a coach, both as a coach and my personal situation, and I've done that since 1999. I did it at the end of last year and I'll do it again at the end of next year and I'll do it for as long as I'm coaching. And that's the way it is."
Sutter, as I wrote at the start of this season, is indeed homesick in New Jersey. He has deep roots back in Red Deer, Alberta, and rarely gets back there during the season.
However, this season has actually been a little easier for him. He has spent some time with his son, Brandon, who plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. And Sutter was able to get home during the All-Star break.
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Sutter spoke about the Devils' success this season and said the coaching staff and players don't think they are overachieving.
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Rua De Galicia, 53
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Triatominos: What is a Vinchuca?
What is a vinchuca?
The natural transmission of T. Cruzi and the geographical distribution of Chagas disease are determined by some hematophogous insescts of the Reduviidae family and Triatominae sub-family.
In South America, triatominae are known by different names: "Vinchuca" (is one of the most popular); "Barbeiros" in Brazil; "Pitos" in Colombia; "Chinche besucón", "Chipos" "Chiramacas", "Chinches aladas", amongst others, depending on the region. There are more than 100 species in the New World, and there are possibly 13 species in Eurasia and Africa, which are of little epidemiological interest.
All of the amerindia species are potential vectors although only 50% have been found to be naturally infected by Trypanosoma cruzi. Out of all of these, the most efficient vector and which frequently colonises domestic habitats is Triatoma infestans As with all insects, the body of the vinchuca is made up of three main divisions: head, thorax and abdomen. It can be observed that the head has sensory organs, the thorax contains the locomotion appendices and the abdomen holds the reproductive organs and breathing system.
The head is long and fusiform as in most of the species. It has a pair of compound eyes which are globular and protruding, two ocelli, a pair of antennae, and sensory organs which have not yet been clearly defined. On the ventral surface of the thorax there are legs which are lean and relatively long. Most of the dorsal surface of the thorax is covered by wings. The conexive structure surrounding the abdomen has transversal markings which are important for the identification of vinchucas Intradomiciliary vinchuca There are more than a hundred species of vinchucas, but not all of them are important in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, the microscopic unicelular parasite which is the agent of Chagas disease.
One group of species is to be found in the wild and is the vector of Trypanosoma cruzi amongst wild mammals. Another group tends to invade the peridomiciliary area and establishes itself in henhouses, farmyards and rabbit hutches etc; it feeds on domestic animals and participates in the transmission of the parasite to dogs, cats and other mammals which breed near areas which are inhabited: this species of vinchucas lives very close to humans but does not invade areas where humans live and therefore, does not feed on them and does not transmit the disease.
The main species of triatominae of any significance in the transmission of Chagas disease belongs to three genres: Rhodnius, Panstrongylus and Triatoma
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Geographical distribution.
Areas at risk of vectorial transmission of Chagas disease and species which are significant in the transmission.
Without any doubt, the most significant species in the transmission is Triatoma infestans, more commonly known as black vinchuca or simply, vinchuca.
An adult is between 2.5 and 3 cms long; the male is not as long as the female. A fairly safe way to distinguish indoor vinchucas from other species is to observe the bases of the legs which are yellow and stand out from the overall black colour of the insect.
It is born from an egg. The female can lay up to 200 eliptical eggs of a white colour when just laid. This colour becomes more pinky as the embrion develops. Depending on temperature the process is completed in 20 – 50 days. Eggs are laid in soil, in wall cracks and other places which may be more or less hidden.
From the moment it abandons the egg until it becomes an adult the insect goes through a series of transformations (metamorphosis) with a variable duration depending on temperature, humidity and feedin.
At birth, the insect is 3 mm long and looks like an adult but lacks wings. At this first phase of metamorphosis it is known as "chinche pila". Several weeks later, the nymph molts and increases its size but still lacks wings. These molts take place five times: each time the nymph becomes larger. Wings appear after the last molt and the insect acquires its final aspect.
All this process lasts about 7 months under optimum conditions: the life span of the adult insect is of about fifteen months.
The vinchuca - Triatoma infestans, Klug, 1834 (Hemiptera: Triatomidae)- is an exclusively indoor species. It is mainly to be found where humans live and also in places where domestic animals live – henhouses, pigeon lofts and rabbit hatches.
Not all human living spaces are suitable for vinchucas to nest. They tend to choose places with special characteristics which favour their habits: the insect takes refuge in cracks in floors or walls, behind furniture or other objects, places which are not usually cleaned, underneath the cover of the ceilings or walls. Storage areas where things are not often moved are also much favoured places.
Indoors, the presence of vinchuca is not hard to discover due to its excretions, of a yellowish brown and black colour which that they stain the walls as if they were drops of Chinese ink.
On warm or mild nights , when people go to bed and turn out lights the vinchucas start to come out of their hiding places; if they are in the roofs or at the top of walls they drop making a characteristic give away sound. Vinchucas only feed at night and during daylight they will not leave their hiding places. This habit explains why many people in the most affected areas sleep with lights on in order to scare off these insects.
Once on its victim, whether it be man or animal, and immobile whilst resting, the vinchuca it straightens its tip, that it normally takes to fold on the part inferior of the head, supports its end in the skin, introduces its long stings, it injects irritating and anticoagulating saliva and it begins to absorb blood during some minutes. The bite does not produce any discomfort at all, so the the insect can feed peacefully and then leave without being noticed in most cases.
After the puncture, the affected region usually presents/displays a slight reddish swelling that produces irritation, sometimes is made something painful but soon it passes without majors consequences. Once full of blood, the vinchuca looks something like a grape, it cannot fly and returns to its hiding place by crawling along the floor and then up the wall. It needs to rest frequently and can take many minutes and even hours.
The resistance of vinchucas to fasting is remarkable: a first stage nymph can live for up to three months without needing to feed; the maximum resistance which has been observed is of a fifth stage nymph which can endure up to 200 days without feeding.


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December 27, 2008, 09:38 AM
In all of 2008, how many total shots did you fire from your deer rifle (at any/all target or game) ?
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December 27, 2008, 09:45 AM
i don't have a deer rifle, so i suck.
it has been a slow year, i haven't shot as much rifle as i wanted to, i have been focusing mostly on handgun skills and training courses.
keep in mind i got back in the states in July of 08 so i didn't have all year to shoot.
1500rds in my ar.
600rds in my ak.
December 27, 2008, 09:48 AM
One. And I'm not particularly proud of that, I should practice with a rifle even though I am very familiar with it.
December 27, 2008, 09:50 AM
Limited centerfire shooting this year and a fair amount of rimfire shooting. My shooting goes in cycles.
December 27, 2008, 09:51 AM
I put a little over two hundred rounds through mine more out of necessity since it was my only centerfire rifle.
Dryfiring is cheaper though. I am leaving for a little impromptu shooting with my cousin, then we're heading to a...gasp...gun show for some beef jerky. Finally, if I like the gun he just bought before Christmas, I am heading over to Academy to get a $369 (after rebate) Remington 798.
Finally, this little rifle purchase project will be over.
Deer Hunter
December 27, 2008, 09:55 AM
Over 400 rounds of surplus and over 200 of SPs through my FAL.
December 27, 2008, 09:55 AM
Do slug guns count?
No need to practice with a deer rifle in my area, since I can't use it anyway.
December 27, 2008, 10:01 AM
Do slug guns count?
I am sure the OP will make an exception for you, but if you voted for more than a few boxes, I am going to take a weekend course in Chiropractery (sp?) and move to your town.
December 27, 2008, 10:04 AM
Whatever firearm you use for deer "counts". But select just one firearm.
cracked butt
December 27, 2008, 10:10 AM
2 to check my zero at 35 yards
3 fired offhand into a tennis ball sized group centered in the vitals on a deer target at 100 yards.
Wearing my full hunting gear, 20 degrees and windy out.
Good enough for the tamarack swamp I hunt in.
I don't shoot my deer rifle much anymore. All of my hunting these days is in thick swamp/woods. My off season practice is serious positional practice with my target .22 and High Power Competition.
December 27, 2008, 10:11 AM
Somewhere between 2-5 boxes, but most of it was birdshot. I only shot at targets.
I get most of my practice from dry-firing, and shooting .22s.
Chihuahua Floyd
December 27, 2008, 10:36 AM
Voted formy primary deer rifle. After jan 1 become my primary coyote rifle.
My backup would be off the scale since its my SASS rifle.
December 27, 2008, 10:44 AM
Less than a box from my favorite deer rifle for me.
Luckily other rifles I did shoot are similar and experience with them translates.
I didn't shoot as much in 2008 as I planned to, however.
December 27, 2008, 11:02 AM
Not much of that, lots of other stuff.
December 27, 2008, 11:10 AM
My AR (new deer rifle to) came just before hunting season, so i only have fired about 600rd through it for now. Rimfire on the other hand....:evil:
December 27, 2008, 11:29 AM
Recent years have seen more pistol shooting for me. It's the type of firearm I'm still newest with, still trying to master it. Plus, without a reloading rig, it's more affordable.
December 27, 2008, 12:26 PM
In all of 2008, how many total shots did you fire from your deer rifle?
depends on which deer rifle, but i try to shoot at least 100 per 'deer rifle' per year.
TCB in TN
December 27, 2008, 01:01 PM
Didn't shoot to much this year, only a couple of boxes out of my 30-30 336, and about the same out of my .308 blr, but maybe 2500 .22lr rounds this year. Not the way I would like it to be, but the way it is.
December 27, 2008, 01:03 PM
I shoot most of my rifles year round, so I'm not sure how many round I fired through my deer rifle just practicing. I would say 50-60, and 2 more for the 2 deer I shot.
December 27, 2008, 01:35 PM
Considering that I have over a dozen 'deer rifles', I know I have not fired more than a box of shells through any one of them this year.
On the other hand, if you figure in that my M1A can, and has done duty in the field, then for that rifle, I have fired quite a bit of ammo. Just was not deer hunting ammo. :rolleyes:
December 27, 2008, 01:37 PM
any one rifle or all total with all the rifle's I intend to use this year?
Either way I'm in the high end of the scale likely more than 20 but less than 50
Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
December 27, 2008, 01:51 PM
It ain't over yet - I'm hunting tomorrow (very last day of deer gun season; special doe only hunt). But so far, not counting sight-in, I've fired 3 shots - 2 killed deers, and 1 at a tree to see if I was still sighted in.
If you count sighting in, then I dunno, but about 20-30 (3 rifles were sighted this year).
P.S. This would go a little better in the Hunting forum.
December 27, 2008, 02:01 PM
I have both a rifle (270Win--my third) and a slug gun (12ga my sixth).
Assuming the OP meant typical commercial 20 round rifle ammo boxes-50 boxes would be 1000 rounds.
I've fired 100 rounds from each gun, twice a month for almost 20 years.
I would consider one box (20rnd commercial) per month a bare minimum for anyone calling themselves a rifleman (4X25/month shells for a true shot gunner).
All my rifle ammo boxes are 100 round capacity-reloader! I don't use boxes for shells--just large mesh bags from REI-capacity about 130 rounds.
Friendly, Don't Fire!
December 27, 2008, 02:46 PM
ZERO isn't mentioned?
I shot zero.:(
December 27, 2008, 04:09 PM
4 shots. 3 to make sure the scope was still zeroed for my load, 1 to take a doe for the freezer. Mississippi allows for many more, but I don't particularly like to go through the butchering process more than once a year.
I love my '06 Mountain Rifle. Its a great hunting tool and has done the job every year for 20 years except a few when I got skunked and didn't get a shot. Its not very pleasant to shoot though.
That's the main reason I'll be experimenting with the 6.8SPC Mini 14 next year. Hopefully it will be a fun rifle to shoot in general, and effective enough to take a deer or two next year.
December 27, 2008, 05:33 PM
Been staying honed on my Mariln 1894 CB 44 magnum and my 8mm Brno 98k... hundreds of rounds through each. (Lost count on the 8mm stuff--seems like 90+ rounds every time I take it out.) Haven't fired my 'deer rifle' this year--though either of those will certainly take a deer.
December 27, 2008, 06:15 PM
300 rounds out of my SSG
1000 rounds out of my AR
500 out of my Mini-30
Friendly, Don't Fire!
December 27, 2008, 06:21 PM
You must've gotten quite a lot of deer!:uhoh:
December 27, 2008, 07:15 PM
Not that much deer but a lot of deer like targets... like bowling pins.
December 27, 2008, 08:26 PM
Dood, 2008 ain't over till it's over!
Lots of rounds gonna be fired up on New Years Eve.......
Too bad about the stipulation of deer rifle, we could have had some big numbers.
December 27, 2008, 08:37 PM
"Dood, 2008 ain't over till it's over!
Lots of rounds gonna be fired up on New Years Eve......."
Texas never changes !
December 27, 2008, 10:08 PM
Yeah, I shot off way more shotgun shells and other non-deer rounds... wait, doesn't #7 shot count as a deer load if I walked right up to the deer and shot him point blank?
December 27, 2008, 10:10 PM
Boxes? How cute, some people still count ammo by the box and not the case :evil:
December 27, 2008, 10:14 PM
Haha... yeah, I shoot at least a half case of shells every week, sometimes a whole case of shotshells a week, but that is only because I live 4 miles from my local trap/skeet range.
December 27, 2008, 10:55 PM
Which deer rifle? I have about 6 that I hunt with on a regular basis, some I only shoot a few times a year, others get shot on a monthly basis.
December 27, 2008, 11:33 PM
Out of my 270 I fired 6 total shots. 4 shots to make sure my scope was still on-line and 1 to kill a doe and 1 to kill a spike Thanksgiving week.
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Best coding practices
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Best coding practices are a set of informal rules that the software development community has learned over time which can help improve the quality of software.[1]
Many computer programs remain in use for far longer than the original authors ever envisaged (sometimes 40 years or more),[2] so any rules need to facilitate both initial development and subsequent maintenance and enhancement by people other than the original authors.
In Ninety-ninety rule, Tim Cargill is credited with this explanation as to why programming projects often run late: "The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time." Any guidance which can redress this lack of foresight is worth considering.
The size of a project or program has a significant effect on error rates, programmer productivity, and the amount of management needed.[3]
- 1 Software quality
- 2 Prerequisites
- 3 Coding standards
- 4 Code development
- 5 Guidelines in brief
- 6 Deployment
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Software quality[edit]
As listed below, there are many attributes associated with good software. Some of these can be mutually contradictory (e.g. very fast versus full error checking), and different customers and participants may have different priorities. Weinberg provides an example of how different goals can have a dramatic effect on both effort required and efficiency.[4] Furthermore, he notes that programmers will generally aim to achieve any explicit goals which may be set, probably at the expense of any other quality attributes.
Sommerville has identified four generalised attributes which are not concerned with what a program does, but how well the program does it:[5]
- Maintainability.
- Dependability.
- Efficiency.
- Usability.
Weinberg has identified four targets which a good program should meet:[6]
- Does a program meet its specification; "correct output for each possible input"?
- Is the program produced on schedule (and within budget)?
- How adaptable is the program to cope with changing requirements?
- Is the program efficient enough for the environment in which it is used?
Hoare has identified seventeen objectives related to software quality, including:[7]
- Clear definition of purpose.
- Simplicity of use.
- Ruggedness (difficult to misuse, kind to errors).
- Early availability (delivered on time when needed).
- Reliability.
- Extensibility in the light of experience.
- Brevity.
- Efficiency (fast enough for the purpose to which it is put).
- Minimum cost to develop.
- Conformity to any relevant standards.
- Clear, accurate, and precise user documents.
Before coding starts, it is important to ensure that all necessary prerequisites have been completed (or have at least progressed far enough to provide a solid foundation for coding). If the various prerequisites are not satisfied then the software is likely to be unsatisfactory, even if it is completed.
From Meek & Heath: "What happens before one gets to the coding stage is often of crucial importance to the success of the project."[8]
The prerequisites outlined below cover such matters as:
- how is development structured? (life cycle)
- what is the software meant to do? (requirements)
- the overall structure of the software system (architecture)
- more detailed design of individual components (design)
- choice of programming language(s)
For small simple projects involving only one person, it may be feasible to combine architecture with design and adopt a very simple life cycle.
Life cycle[edit]
A software development methodology is a framework that is used to structure, plan, and control the life cycle of a software product. Common methodologies include waterfall, prototyping, iterative and incremental development, spiral development, agile software development, rapid application development, and extreme programming.
The waterfall model is a sequential development approach; in particular, it assumes that the requirements can be completely defined at the start of a project. However, McConnell quotes three studies which indicate that, on average, requirements change by around 25% during a project.[9] The other methodologies mentioned above all attempt to reduce the impact of such requirement changes, often by some form of step-wise, incremental, or iterative approach. Different methodologies may be appropriate for different development environments.
McConnell states: "The first prerequisite you need to fulfill before beginning construction is a clear statement of the problem the system is supposed to solve."[10]
Meek and Heath emphasise that a clear, complete, precise, and unambiguous written specification is the target to aim for.[11] Note that it may not be possible to achieve this target, and the target is likely to change anyway (as mentioned in the previous section).
Sommerville distinguishes between less detailed user requirements and more detailed system requirements.[12] He also distinguishes between functional requirements (e.g. update a record) and non-functional requirements (e.g. response time must be less than 1 second).
Hoare points out: "there are two ways of constructing a software design: one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies; the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult."[13]
Software architecture is concerned with deciding what has to be done, and which program component is going to do it (how something is done is left to the detailed design phase, below). This is particularly important when a software system contains more than one program, since it effectively defines the interface between these various programs. It should include some consideration of any user interfaces as well, without going into excessive detail.
Any non-functional system requirements (response time, reliability, maintainability, etc.) need to be considered at this stage.[14]
The software architecture is also of interest to various stakeholders (sponsors, end-users, etc.) since it gives them a chance to check that their requirements can be met.
The main purpose of design is to fill in the details which have been glossed over in the architectural design. The intention is that the design should be detailed enough to provide a good guide for actual coding, including details of any particular algorithms to be used. For example, at the architectural level it may have been noted that some data has to be sorted, while at the design level it is necessary to decide which sorting algorithm is to be used. As a further example, if an object-oriented approach is being used, then the details of the objects must be determined (attributes and methods).
Choice of programming language(s)[edit]
Mayer states: "No programming language is perfect. There is not even a single best language; there are only languages well suited or perhaps poorly suited for particular purposes. Understanding the problem and associated programming requirements is necessary for choosing the language best suited for the solution."[15]
From Meek & Heath: "The essence of the art of choosing a language is to start with the problem, decide what its requirements are, and their relative importance, since it will probably be impossible to satisfy them all equally well. The available languages should then be measured against the list of requirements, and the most suitable (or least unsatisfactory) chosen."[16]
It is possible that different programming languages may be appropriate for different aspects of the problem. If the languages or their compilers permit, it may be feasible to mix routines written in different languages within the same program.
Even if there is no choice as to which programming language is to be used, McConnell provides some advice: "Every programming language has strengths and weaknesses. Be aware of the specific strengths and weaknesses of the language you're using."[17]
Coding standards[edit]
This section is also really a prerequisite to coding, as McConnell points out: "Establish programming conventions before you begin programming. It's nearly impossible to change code to match them later."[18]
As listed near the end of Coding conventions, there are different conventions for different programming languages, so it may be counterproductive to apply the same conventions across different languages.
The use of coding conventions is particularly important when a project involves more than one programmer (there have been projects with thousands of programmers). It is much easier for a programmer to read code written by someone else if all code follows the same conventions.
For some examples of bad coding conventions, Roedy Green provides a lengthy (tongue-in-cheek) article on how to produce unmaintainable code.[19]
Due to time restrictions or enthusiastic programmers who want immediate results for their code, commenting of code often takes a back seat. Programmers working as a team have found it better to leave comments behind since coding usually follows cycles, or more than one person may work on a particular module. However, some commenting can decrease the cost of knowledge transfer between developers working on the same module.
In the early days of computing, one commenting practice was to leave a brief description of the following:
- Name of the module.
- Purpose of the Module.
- Description of the Module (In brief).
- Original Author
- Modifications
- Authors who modified code with a description on why it was modified.
However, the last two items have largely been obsoleted by the advent of revision control systems.
Also regarding complicated logic being used, it is a good practice to leave a comment "block" so that another programmer can understand what exactly is happening.
Unit testing can be another way to show how code is intended to be used. Modifications and authorship can be reliably tracked using a source-code revision control system, rather than using comments.
Naming conventions[edit]
Use of proper naming conventions is considered good practice. Sometimes programmers tend to use X1, Y1, etc. as variables and forget to replace them with meaningful ones, causing confusion.
In order to prevent this waste of time, it is usually considered good practice to use descriptive names in the code since we deal with real data.
Example: A variable for taking in weight as a parameter for a truck can be named TrkWeight or TruckWeightKilograms, with TruckWeightKilograms being the more preferable one, since it is instantly recognisable. See CamelCase naming of variables.
Keep the code simple[edit]
The code that a programmer writes should be simple. Complicated logic for achieving a simple thing should be kept to a minimum since the code might be modified by another programmer in the future. The logic one programmer implemented may not make perfect sense to another. So, always keep the code as simple as possible.[20]
Program code should not contain "hard-coded" (literal) values referring to environmental parameters, such as absolute file paths, file names, user names, host names, IP addresses, URLs, UDP/TCP ports. Otherwise the application will not run on a host that has a different design than anticipated. A careful programmer can parametrize such variables and configure them for the hosting environment outside of the application proper (for example in property files, on an application server, or even in a database). Compare the mantra of a "single point of definition"[21] (SPOD).
As an extension, resources such as XML files should also contain variables rather than literal values, otherwise the application will not be portable to another environment without editing the XML files. For example, with J2EE applications running in an application server, such environmental parameters can be defined in the scope of the JVM and the application should get the values from there.
Code development[edit]
Code building[edit]
A best practice for building code involves daily builds and testing, or better still continuous integration, or even continuous delivery.
Testing is an integral part of software development that needs to be planned. It is also important that testing is done proactively; meaning that test cases are planned before coding starts, and test cases are developed while the application is being designed and coded.
Debugging the code and correcting errors[edit]
Programmers tend to write the complete code and then begin debugging and checking for errors. Though this approach can save time in smaller projects, bigger and complex ones tend to have too many variables and functions that need attention. Therefore, it is good to debug every module once you are done and not the entire program. This saves time in the long run so that one does not end up wasting a lot of time on figuring out what is wrong. Unit tests for individual modules, and/or functional tests for web services and web applications, can help with this.
Guidelines in brief[edit]
A general overview of all of the above:
- Know what the code block must perform
- Indicate a brief description of what a variable is for (reference to commenting)
- Correct errors as they occur.
- Keep your code simple
- Maintain naming conventions which are uniform throughout.
Deployment is the final stage of releasing an application for users.
See also[edit]
- Best practice
- List of tools for static code analysis
- Motor Industry Software Reliability Association (MISRA)
- Software Assurance
- ^ McConnell, Steve (2004). Code Complete (Second ed.). Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1967-0.
- ^ Sommerville, Ian (2004). Software Engineering (Seventh ed.). Pearson. p. 38. ISBN 0-321-21026-3.
- ^ McConnell, Steve (2004). Code Complete (Second ed.). Microsoft Press. pp. 649–659. ISBN 0-7356-1967-0.
- ^ Weinberg, Gerald (1998). The Psychology of Computer Programming (Silver anniversary ed.). Dorset House Publishing, New York. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-932633-42-2.
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- ^ Meek, Brian; Heath, Patricia (1980), Guide to Good Programming Practice, Ellis Horwood, Wiley, p. 14
- ^ McConnell, Steve (2004). Code Complete (Second ed.). Microsoft Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-7356-1967-0.
- ^ McConnell, Steve (2004). Code Complete (Second ed.). Microsoft Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-7356-1967-0.
- ^ Meek, Brian; Heath, Patricia (1980), Guide to Good Programming Practice, Ellis Horwood, Wiley, p. 15
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- ^ Mayer, Herbert (1989). Advanced C programming on the IBM PC. Windcrest Books. p. xii (preface). ISBN 0830693637.
- ^ Meek, Brian; Heath, Patricia (1980), Guide to Good Programming Practice, Ellis Horwood, Wiley, p. 37
- ^ McConnell, Steve (2004). Code Complete (Second ed.). Microsoft Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-7356-1967-0.
- ^ McConnell, Steve (2004). Code Complete (Second ed.). Microsoft Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-7356-1967-0.
- ^ Roedy Green. "unmaintainable code : Java Glossary". Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ Multiple (wiki). "Best practices". Docforge. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ See for example: "Single-Point-of-Definition by Example". Retrieved 2015-11-30.
'Don't repeat anything. Aim for a Single Point of Definition for every aspect of your application [...]'.
- General
- Harbison, Samuel P.; Steele, Guy L. C - A Reference Manual. ISBN 978-0-13-089592-9.
- Enhancing the Development Life Cycle to Product Secure Software, V2.0 Oct. 2008 describes the security principles and practices that software developers, testers, and integrators can adopt to achieve the twin objectives of producing more secure software-intensive systems, and verifying the security of the software they produce.
- Dutta, Shiv; Hook, Gary (June 26, 2003). "Best practices for programming in C". developerWorks. IBM. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Code example by Johan Bezem
- MISRA for C
- MISRA for C++
- Paul Burden, co-author of the MISRA C Coding Standards and PRQA's representative on the MISRA C working group for more than 10 years discusses a common coding standard fallacy: "we don't need a coding standard!, we just need to catch bugs!"


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