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MP1: languages for safety-critical software: issues and assessment

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Brosgol, Ben
Abstract	Level - Intermediate. This intermediate-level tutorial is aimed at people with a technical background in software development. No previous experience with safety-critical standards is required. Some familiarity with one or more of C, C++, Ada, or Java would be useful. Safety-critical systems (whose anomalous behavior could cause catastrophic or major failure involving loss of life) are becoming increasingly prevalent. Standards such as DO-178B, originally developed for commercial avionics, are attracting attention in other segments. The requirement to comply with such standards imposes constraints (on quality assurance, traceability, etc.) much beyond what is typical for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Software. One of the major decisions that affects safety certification is the choice of programming language(s). Specific language features, either by their presence of absence, may make certification easier or harder. (Practicalities such as tool support and programmer experience are of course also important but are outside the scope of the tutorial). This tutorial first summarizes existing safety standards, with a focus on DO-178B, and explains how they affect the requirements on a programming language. It specifically addresses the challenges imposed by Object-Oriented Technology and summarizes the work currently underway on DO-178C. The tutorial then assesses three language technologies - C (including C++), Ada, and Java - with respect to suitability for meeting these requirements through appropriate subsetting. MISRA C, SPARK, and the in-progress Safety-Critical Java Technology are specifically identified and reviewed.
Starting Page	7
Ending Page	8
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781605582740
DOI	10.1145/1454474.1454479
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2008-10-26
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	High integrity Assurance Safety-critical Do-178 Languages Security Systems Design Software Safety Reliability Object-oriented Ada Software engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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