What you refer to are coding s t y l e s, not standards.

The coding style supports better reading.

A coding standard supports a coding way to avoid potential errors.
And Fred: there are coding standards for C++. One example from the Safety area:
JSF++ (http://www.stroustrup.com/JSF-AV-rules.pdf) for example. In the world of (embedded) C there is the MISRA coding standard (many derived examples, google for yourself).

I like to push that because a few rules of JSF++ and MISRA are already fulfilled by default BASIC compiling rules. A defined rest could also be standardized, maybe leading to a tool such as lint that might fulfill some of the feature requests like e.g. checking for unused variables.
What would be the benefit of such a standard & tool?
From my point of view Purebasic would get the glance of a very professional Programming language. There are not that much programming languages which do have such a lint tool with a coding standard. Error detction in codes might be shorter.
If other kinds of Assemblers might be used, maybe Purebasic could approach the embedded world.

I know this is not what “professional” application software developpers might need…because they like features like compilers that foresee self-evaporating code (x = 0, a = x; for i = 0 to a ….next) and smart compilers. We had the discussion already in one thread.

So far just for clarification.
Greetings from a picky guy

The best solution is to only run apps from the “Mac App Store”. These apps have been tested and most likely won’t contain a virus. At least I would hope not. Now if Microsoft would do the same, this could help restrain at least most of the false positives.

The only bad thing with “the best solution” above, is that the app store does reject certain things and doesn’t give a developer full control on how they feel their app should be.

All aside, I believe their should be some sort of signing technique across the board for all OS, just like their was/is for certified drivers. This doesn’t mean a user couldn’t or shouldn’t run unsigned apps but this would be an option to enable or disable per OS, like on OS X.

Hi Fred. If this is true, it’s going to be a real problem because, good or bad, most lay users tend to follow the recommendations of their security apps. One solution may be code signing, although costly, and not foolproof.

Please keep up the good work, guys!