June 2014 - Code Curmudgeon

ICSQ 2015 Call for Speakers

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Code Curmudgeon

I am serving on the Conference Committee for the 2015 International Conference on Software Quality {ICSQ}. The theme of 2015 ICSQ is “Real-World Software...

Development Testing for Agile Teams Webinar

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Code Curmudgeon

I’ve got another webinar coming up tomorrow as part of the Parasoft Power Hour series. It’s called Development Testing for Agile Teams. It’s on...

Open Source Security Webinar

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Code Curmudgeon

I’m doing a webinar on open source security with Parasoft and my friends at Protecode about how to make sure that the open source...

Better Software Conference West

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Code Curmudgeon

I’m heading to the Better Software Conference West in Las Vegas tomorrow. If you want to make your software better, this is the place...

Definitioner

CAN (Controller Area Network)

Controller Area Network aka CAN aka CAN Bus is a wiring standard for vehicles that enables communication between various components and devices without having a host computer. For example doors, brakes, transmission.

static code analysis (4G)

The 4th generation of cellular wireless standards - it's the successor the 3G. There is a vast difference between how carriers interpret and implement 4G at the current time, ranging from HSPA to WiMax to LTE, each has difference performance characteristics. The standard requires peak data rates from 100 Mbit/s for high mobility to 1Gbit/s for low mobility.

static code analysis (early-adopter)

Someone who likes to have the latest and greatest things. They upgrade because something is newer, bigger, faster, has better numbers, etc. Sometimes they're right, but frequently the benefit of the new numbers is not measurable.

static code analysis (pattern-based analysis)

A form of static analysis where patterns of either good or bad code are stored as rules and compared against a code base without executing the code, to find potential violations.

static analysis

Any form of software analysis that can be done on the code without actually executing the code. Encompasses techniques like pattern-based analysis, metrics, code review, etc.

static code analysis (static analysis)

Any form of software analysis that can be done on the code without actually executing the code. Encompasses techniques like pattern-based analysis, metrics, code review, etc.