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A Visit from the Metrics Maid

For the last few days, I’ve been surveying a software project. Landing on a planet populated entirely by an alien ecosystem of source code can be overwhelming. That’s why the first first thing I do is bust out my software tricorder – static code analysis tools. The two most

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Managed Code Analysis Tools

Navigating a new codebase can feel like like landing on an alien planet. That’s where static code analysis tools come in handy; they’re akin to software tricorders. They provide a general snapshot of unfamiliar code: Is it normal? Is it unusual? Is it dangerous?* There’s an element