Coding standards, sometimes referred to as programming styles or coding conventions, are a very important asset to programmers. Unfortunately, they are often overlooked by junior as well as some program developers due to the fact that many of the recommended coding standards do not actually affect the compilation of the code itself, a concept that we will focus on later. This report shall try to demonstrate the importance of coding standards, and why they have already become a common practice for businesses and programming language developers alike. I shall begin with a definition of coding standards. In general they are a set of standards and guidelines which are/should be used when writing the source code for a program. Standards are rules …show more content…
For the COBOL programmer for example, commenting code (an area of coding standards which will be explained later) would be significantly less important than in other languages, as it is possible to make COBOL self documenting. It also may not be important for a company that is not going to be continually producing software and it may be more time consuming than just building the software without. However, in open source software, the importance of coding standards cannot be emphasised enough. The most prominent example of this is Mozilla Firefox, the open source internet browser which makes all its code freely available online. This is so other developers can look over the source code, possibly identifying possible security flaws/bugs in the code as well as extending the code. It would be extremely difficult for other developers to identify potential flaws in the program if it did not follow a particular style convention. Also, Firefox has a huge database of extensions, some of which it created itself but many of which were created by external developers. External extensions would be very difficult to understand and integrate into Firefox if they did not follow a coding standard, and Firefox may not have been such a popular internet browser as it is …show more content…
They can make a great difference when maintaining software. Maintenance is arguably the most important step in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and is definitely the most recurring. When the developers who are responsible for maintaining the code are different from the ones who produced it, it relies on them understanding code developed by another developer. With the lack of a coding standard, this task would be extremely different because the majority of programmers have their own programming style which is often difficult to follow by anyone with the exception of the original developer. Having a coding standard however, means that all software programmers will be easily able to read and understand all the code for a program, as long as it conforms to the coding standard and the developer who is maintaining the code is familiar with it, making it easily maintained and modify if
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In all but name, building codes have been present in the construction industry for thousands of years. They can be found as far back as 1700BC, when King Hammurabi declared that the builder was responsible for and structural failure that occurred (Remmer & Norton, 1981). In a somewhat biblical fashion, the builder received ‘An eye for an eye’ punishment. Codes of practice have vastly evolved, however are still an essential component of the industry.
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In the medical billing and coding process there are several steps. In the medical billing process physicians prepare and sign documentation of the patients visit. The next step is to post the medical codes and transactions of the patients visit in the practice management program and to prepare claims. The process used to generate claims must comply with the rules imposed by federal and state laws as well as with payer requirements. Claims that are correct help to reduce the chance of an investigation of the practice for fraud and also the risk of liability if an investigation does occur (Valerius, Bayes, Newby & Seggern, 2008). Most physicians depend on their personnel to process their medical bills without looking at the bills before they’re submitted for payment. Some physicians who don’t review the medical billing procedures may not receive the payment they deserve (Adams, Norman, & Burroughs, 2002).
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A new law will probably be introduced into state legislatures which will govern all contracts for the development, sale, licensing, and support of computer software. This law, which has been in development for about ten years, will be an amendment to the Uniform Commercial Code. The amendment is called Article 2B (Law of Licensing) and is loosely based on UCC Article 2 (Law of Sales), which governs sales of goods in all 50 states. A joint committee of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) and the American Law Institute is drafting the changes to the UCC.
The Universal commercial Code ( UCC) has been created to foster the free flow of commercial activity in the United States by making laws that are both reasonable and practical. Article 3 of this code deals with negotiable instruments. These contracts for payment serve as a substitute for actual money and make the flow of commerce move along at a faster rate.
There are three major code sets in coding, ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS. As a coder it is important that one be able to use all of these. The better acquainted a coder is with all of these manuals the more accurate, and efficient they will be able to be. Being able to use the manuals starts with knowing the difference between them.
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The standards that we follow in our services are things such as code of conduct, regulations and the Mencap values. These standards are dictations and guidelines on how staff are expected to work. You can use the standards as a comparison to your own work and then use a reflective practice to assess yourself against the standards, therefore informing yourself of the changes that need to be made to your own work.
For years, C++ (C Plus Plus) has dominated the business market place for many different companies and has allowed many computer programmers to obtain vast amounts of knowledge and experience since 1972 when it was first developed by Dennis Ritchie of AT&T Bell Laboratories (Lambert / Nance Page 16). It has been in use for almost thirty years – not to mention the years before when it’s precursor C was developed and commonly used also – and has made a great impact on the development of software for business’ across the world. It has become a second nature programming language to those that use it and have been forced to stay with C++.
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