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# NASA-style Programming for C# # NASA-style Programming for C#
I asked the AI to write their [NASA-style](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_10:_Rules_for_Developing_Safety-Critical_Code) [coding instructions](Powerof10PPrompt.txt) in the form of guidelines. I figured I'd use C# since it's both my preferred language and the syntax should be fairly easy to grasp once you understand the basics. I asked the AI to write their [NASA-style](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_10:_Rules_for_Developing_Safety-Critical_Code) [coding instructions](Powerof10PPrompt.txt) in the form of guidelines. I figured I'd use C# since it's both my preferred language and the syntax should be fairly easy to grasp once you understand the basics.
Why NASA? Their coding standards have loads of redundancies, and if AI is going to behave like advanced code generation tools, they need to be as fault-tolerant as possible. While my instructions were modified to account for modern languages, the principles are still the same.
My only request was to apply .NET 6's [top-level statements](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/tutorials/top-level-statements) for brevity. Aside from a few organizational tweaks with the guidelines and fixing the scope example to be wrapped in a class, it all works flawlessly. My only request was to apply .NET 6's [top-level statements](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/tutorials/top-level-statements) for brevity. Aside from a few organizational tweaks with the guidelines and fixing the scope example to be wrapped in a class, it all works flawlessly.
Why NASA? Their coding standards have loads of redundancies, and if AI is going to behave like advanced code generation tools, they need to be as fault-tolerant as possible. While my instructions were modified to account for modern languages, the principles are still the same.
## 1. Write Clear, Well-Structured, and Maintainable Code ## 1. Write Clear, Well-Structured, and Maintainable Code
- Keep the code simple and coherent. Use meaningful identifiers and limit the complexity of expressions. - Keep the code simple and coherent. Use meaningful identifiers and limit the complexity of expressions.