Adhering to well-designed coding standards can increase software development efficiency and productivity. Coding standards provide benefits throughout the entire application lifecycle, from design to maintenance to retirement. While implementing coding standards can be challenging, especially for developers used to reinventing practices, organizations like Atos Origin have helped clients successfully adopt standards to realize estimated savings of 3% per year.

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