FutureWare Coding Conventions And Nomenclature Standards

FutureWare Coding Conventions And Nomenclature Standards

A consistent set of adhered to standards is an integral part and requirement of any product development effort, and is crucially important when the work is done by a team, sometimes in disparate locations, or when multiple tool sets are used. This applies not only to coding and nomenclature conventions, but also to the supporting information body of the workproduct, such as documents, schedule outlines, web pages, and thoroughly documented object interfaces.

FutureWare uses the MS Office 97 suite for all of its supporting document needs, which insures that exchanged information is based on a uniform standard that everyone has access to.

We also use the following tools and programs, among others, for information exchange:

Crystal Reports - For reports when required as a deliverable
DDL.SQL - Always a flat-ASCII text file for DDL (Data Definition Language) and SQL (Structured Query Language) scripts
HTML Documents - Always an html (HyperText Markup Language) extension. We mainly use MultiEdit with our growing set of html templates, and generally use HomeSite when we're working with SSI (server side includes).
Visio Professional - For drawings, many ERD documents, site maps and network diagrams.

We also have a coding and nomenclature convention that is strictly adhered to, regardless of the target database or chosen tool set. This greatly reduces rework that often occurs when more than one person is working on a project, but even more importantly is an immeasurable help when doing maintenance.

Download A Free Copy Of FutureWare's Standards Document

The FutureWare Coding And Nomenclature Conventions reference is a ZIPed Word document, without any macros, and is based on a best-practices approach, using prior work from many people, some of the more prominent of whom have been credited. It is what we use for all of our projects, without exception. Not only do we offer it here in public domain, but also encourage others to extend it. The ZIPed file is 68K in size, with a filename of futureware_coding.zip.