Let’s Build a Metric 1: What’s in a Metric?
A while back, I made a post on my blog announcing the commencement of a series on building a better, composite code metric. Well, it’s time to get started! But before...
A Software Architect’s Best Friend
To this day, I have a persistent nightmare about my time in college. It’s always pretty similar. I wake up and I have a final exam later in the day,...
Why Should Managers Care About Static Analysis?
I’d like to talk a bit today about how, if you’re a dev manager for a team or teams that are responsible for .NET code bases, NDepend will help you...
Toward Bug Free Software: Lines of Defense
Hurrah!! Last week we released NDepend v6 RTM. Once again we relied on a 2 months private beta-testing period and a one month Release Candidate period to do our best to release a polished...
Using NDepend to Make You a Better Programmer
If you’re a software developer, particularly of the newly minted variety, the concept of static analysis might not seem approachable. It sounds academic. It sounds architect-y. It sounds complicated. I’ve seen...
Static Analysis : Code as Data
A lot of programmers have some idea of what static analysis is, as least superficially. If I mention the term, what pops into your head? Automatic enforcement of coding standards? ...
NDepend version 6 insights
Welcome to the brand new NDepend blog! This blog will talk about NDepend of course, announcements, directions, features advanced usage, but this blog will also talk about related topics including,...