Quality Archives - Code Curmudgeon

How is Open Source Different Than Legacy Code

While preparing for a webinar about static analysis the other day, I was discussing the attributes of legacy code and it occurred to me...

I’ve long been an advocate for turning software development into software engineering. By this I mean that we need to start following known best...

I was honored this week to have the opportunity to present a keynote session at EuroSPI 2016. The title of my presentation was “Software...

Just a reminder that I’ll be at the International Conference on Software Quality in sunny Long Beach, CA. next week. It’s sponsored by the...

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 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.