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The Phase 0 Developer Handbook provides the detailed development discipline required before coding begins.
This part identifies the Developer Handbook as a required implementation-control artifact. The handbook defines the coding standards, file-header templates, generated-file markings, naming conventions, logging conventions, exception-handling patterns, repository workflow, review expectations, and other developer rules that implementers follow when producing Phase 0 code and generated artifacts.
The Developer Handbook supports Part 4. It does not replace Part 4. Part 4 defines the implementation profile and the architectural implementation requirements. The Developer Handbook explains how developers apply those requirements consistently.
Table 3-7: Developer Handbook concerns traced from Part 4.
| Developer Handbook concern | Part 4 relationship |
|---|---|
| File-header conventions | Support traceability from implementation files to logical and implementation artifacts. |
| Generated-file markings | Distinguish generated artifacts from hand-authored artifacts and identify regeneration rules. |
| Coding standards | Preserve implementation consistency across Phase 0 artifacts. |
| Naming conventions | Preserve consistency among logical element names, DDS Topic names, IDL names, generated types, modules, scripts, and repository paths. |
| Logging conventions | Support Health and Observability, Audit and Provenance, and later evidence planning. |
| Exception-handling patterns | Preserve operational status, processing outcome, audit/provenance context, and recovery expectations. |
| Repository workflow | Supports review, change control, versioning, compatibility, and traceability. |
| Review checklist | Provides a developer-level mechanism to confirm conformance with Part 4 requirements before artifacts are accepted for coding. |
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