Purpose

This manual describes CA 2E design, documentation, and programming standards for IBM iSeries. It also details techniques and tools to support and facilitate the use of the standards, including CA 2E Toolkit and CA 2E products.

This manual covers both expected minimum standards and good practice in applying programming standards for iSeries. Where possible, the reason for the use of a standard is given as well as the standard itself. This manual does not advocate adopting any particular standard. It emphasizes the need for standards and their usefulness and provides considerations for choosing standards appropriate to IBM iSeries. In many cases, the rationale for the suggested standards rests on software engineering principles.