[GeorgeTirebiter]

Exactly. It reduced C to, almost, BASIC. Reduces available design patterns. Reduces available language features.

HOWEVER: having a MISRA-C LINT which is required to run on all code that makes it into an automobile is, ultimately, a good thing. Yes, the homogenization is ugly, but it does mean that classes of errors just can't occur.

The concept is great. There is also MISRA C++ of which I know almost nothing; is that any better?

[gte525u]

MISRA C++ lags quite a bit relative to C++'s evolution over the last 20 years. It's closer to JSF C++ style guide.

[bee_rider]

I only wrote a little MISRA-C code, but IIRC we had a process to get waivers which was fairly reasonable I think.

BASIC, but with a human-driven process that bumps you back to C when necessary, with the understanding that multiple people look at the evil C-like code, actually seems like a fine language.