Dependencies seem simple on the surface, but there is a surprising amount of nuance involved in the details. We guide you through these areas as we explore new dependency options now available in Understand.
Author: Natasha Stander
API: Contents vs Value
The API for entities have both contents and values. Natasha explains the difference while fixing a bug.
Blame Can Be Good
A bug in the control flow graph is solved using the Git blame margin in Understand to quickly find a related fix in a recent commit.
Making Graphs Interesting
Understand has a lot of different graphs that use the display area quite differently. Natasha goes into detail about how we determine what to display for that critical initial view of a graph.
How I Cut Our Build Time in Half
I speed up our build system by using a simple Python script to create an architecture based on build dependencies, then use it to identify circular dependencies.
My Tricks for Using Understand
Learn to quickly navigate in Understand like one of our Senior Engineers.
Lost in Translation – Finding Strings
This week I’m using Understand’s different search capabilities to find untranslated strings.