Category: Static Analysis
Everything static analysis with NDepend. We write on the why, the how, and how proper static analysis processes can save tons of time, money, and reduce stress.
Making Devs, Architects, and Managers Happy with the Static Analysis Tool
October 27, 2016 2 minutes read Organizations come to possess a static analysis tool in a variety of ways. In some cases, management decides on some kind of quality initiative...
Static Analysis Isn’t Just for Techies
July 21, 2016 2 minutes read I do a lot of work with and around static analysis tools. Obviously, I write for this blog. I also have a consulting practice...
Managing Risk in your Project with Static Analysis
May 26, 2016 2 minutes read When software developer talk about static analysis, it’s often in the context of craft improvement. Ask most developers in a group about static analysis...
Static Analysis and The Other Kind of False Positives
May 19, 2016 2 minutes read A common complaint and source of resistance to the adoption of static analysis is the idea of false positives. And I can understand this....
The Biggest Mistake Static Analysis Could Have Prevented
May 5, 2016 2 minutes read As I’ve probably mentioned before, many of my clients pay me to come do assessments of their codebases, application portfolios and software practice. And,...
How to Add Static Analysis to Your Development Process
March 31, 2016 2 minutes read As a consultant, one of the more universal things that I’ve observed over the years is managerial hand-waving. This comes in a lot with the...
Static Analysis for Small Business
March 10, 2016 1 minutes read I was asked recently, kind of off the cuff, whether I thought that static analysis made sense for small business. I must admit that...
How Siemens Healthcare manages over 500 million lines of code – An NDepend Case Study
February 23, 2016 1 minutes read Siemens Healthcare produces imaging equipment for the medical sector in a variety of fields and is based in Germany. Looking to reduce development costs on...
Calculating the ROI of NDepend
January 28, 2016 3 minutes read Years ago, I discovered NDepend and downloaded it for a trial. At the time, I found myself working in a .NET shop where a...
Static Analysis : Code as Data
July 8, 2015 4 minutes read A lot of programmers have some idea of what static analysis is, as least superficially. If I mention the term, what pops into your...