What is MISRA?
MISRA C and MISRA C++ are coding guidelines for use in safety-critical systems, published by the Motor Industry Software Reliability Association. The MISRA C standard has five editions: 1998, 2004, 2012, 2023 and 2025. The MISRA C++ standard has two editions: 2008 and 2023.
Since their original use in the automotive industry, these standards have been accepted for the embedded industry worldwide as the benchmark for C and C++ across all safety sectors where safety, quality, or reliability are issues of concern e.g., industrial automation, medical devices, railways, and nuclear energy.
The following software safety development standards all have requirements for the use of standards such as MISRA and their automated enforcement:
How to comply with MISRA C and MISRA C++ guidelines?
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