One definite standard is the pinout of the chip as defined by uChip, so -
when you use a DIP housing - a DIP clip will never fail and does not take up
space on the PCB :)

Other than that I now often use a 2x8 pin header, because my programmer
happens to have a D15M connector and D15F <==> pin header cables are
abundant (from old PC game cards).

Wouter van Ooijen
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