Identifying which CodeCheck scripts are taking a long time and three functions that might be slowing down your custom API scripts.
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A Toolsmith’s Guide to the Understand API
Using Understand’s C, Perl, and Python APIs to write programs about your programs, you can make your team more productive, smarter, and less dangerous
API: Contents vs Value
The API for entities have both contents and values. Natasha explains the difference while fixing a bug.
Custom Charts in Understand 7.0
Understand 7.0 makes it easier for users to create custom charts. With new tools and a redesigned Plugin Manager, developers can change existing charts or make new ones to fit their needs. This gives users more flexibility when analyzing and presenting their code.
Interactive Reports in Understand 7.0
Understand 7.0 introduces powerful new features to Interactive Reports (IReports), enabling users to generate dynamic reports with tables, charts, and customizable formatting. These enhancements streamline workflow and allow for easy sharing of reports via HTML and PDF exports.
Safeguarding NASA Missions with Understand
SciTools recently met with NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) team to explore how they leverage Understand to ensure the safety and reliability of mission-critical software.
Cognitive Complexity Metric Plugin
A detailed technical description of how to calculate cognitive complexity using Understand’s API and why the cognitive complexity metric could be important to you.
Dependency Networks with Understand
A script to calculate and display design structure matrices based on file dependencies—plus lots of cool metrics based on the matrix.
Custom Report: Finding Parameter Values
Understand’s Python API makes it a great platform for creating quick tools to explore exactly what you are interested in. In this case, I was curious if a default parameter was ever set to a non-default value or if a given parameter is always the same value. Check out these two custom interactive reports that show parameter values for each call.
Feasting on My Own Dog Food
Understand complements my primary editor, VS Code, rather than replacing it. It’s an essential part of my workflow for personal projects, especially when it comes to easily visualizing the underlying types of variables and functions. It’s the best of both worlds!