There are several alternatives to static code analysis including dynamic analysis and manual code review. Dynamic analysis involves running the code and observing its behavior to identify issues ...

Hennell: Dynamic analysis is performed on the executing code. It is generally dependant on at least a minimal amount of static analysis so the two techniques are not wholly independent.

I always encourage teams to treat static analysis as a mentor, not a police officer. It’s there to help you write cleaner, more secure code, especially as your systems scale and new contributors ...

Figure 1. The Static Code Analysis Tab in Visual Studio 2013. This new windows make it much easier to access and work with the different features of code analysis. The Analyze menu item allows you to ...

Static code analysis and bug detection are integral to modern software engineering, providing a systematic approach to identify defects and security vulnerabilities without executing the code. By ...

While black-box or 'dynamic' testing tools and methods help identify issues in a live runtime environment, they have no way of examining the source code to pinpoint the lines or sections of code ...

That's where static code analyzers come in. Static code analysis has turned into big business, especially after Apple released a security-ridden product update that could have been prevented easily if ...