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Rules for Developing Safety Critical Code [pdf]

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Resurfaced independently across 4 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
5
submitters
5
observed span
2015–2021
peak thread · 76 comments
171 pts
latest 20+ return · 2019-10-18
143 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.

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We just talked about this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8856226

Mostly good rules for C development in these situations but see John Carmack for a disagreement about rule 6. http://number-none.com/blow/john_carmack_on_inlined_code.htm...

The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.

Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
321

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Total comments
120

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2015-01-08NASA: Ten Rules for Safety Critical Coding [pdf]StylifyYourBlog40
2015-01-16Rules for Developing Safety Critical Code [pdf]First breakout · Best threadrrampage17176
2017-11-11The Power of Ten – Rules for Developing Safety Critical Code [pdf]happy-go-lucky20
2019-10-18Rules for Developing Safety-Critical Code (2006) [pdf]Latest 20+ point returntrymas14344
2021-04-14The Power of Ten – Rules for Developing Safety Critical Code (2014) [pdf]bryanrasmussen10