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Category: Power User Tips

Data Flow

Posted on December 27, 2023

Our lead engineer uses Understand’s assign references to track data flow and hunt down a memory leak.

Use Case: Mixed Language Legacy Code Management by the US Air Force

Posted on November 13, 2023

At the heart of the United States Air Force Material Command’s software maintenance operations, SciTools’ Understand software emerges as an essential tool, particularly when tasked with the upkeep of legacy systems that employ the Department of Defense’s JOVIAL programming language in conjunction with C and C++. This use case outlines the critical role Understand plays in maintaining such intricate and specialized codebases.

Add Comments When the Code Can’t Explain Itself

Posted on September 21, 2023

TLDR The one certain time you should add comments to code is when the code can’t or doesn’t explain itself. Adding Comments I read a lot of code. And thus, I read…

Understand Desktops Around the World

Posted on September 12, 2023

We are asking for pictures of your desktop setups, and you are delivering! Scroll down to check out some of our favorites so far. But first… Did you know there are hundreds…

Scoping a Refactoring Effort for My Boss

Posted on August 21, 2023

TLDR You’ve been asked to consider replacing 2 open source modules–here is how to use Understand’s Architectures and Dependency analysis to let your boss know how much effort/risk this will entail. Details…

Finding Dependencies Between Libraries

Posted on June 23, 2023

Find everything a module depends on so you can easily extract it into a separate binary

Visualize Code Coverage in Understand

Posted on June 6, 2023

Abstract: This article generates code coverage information for openssl and shows a few ways to use the information. I have to admit that the only time I’ve used code coverage is for…

Understand as a Code Paradigm

Posted on December 20, 2022

Abstract: Understand looks and acts a lot like an IDE, but don’t be deceived. The real power of Understand comes from the way it represents your code and the solutions you can…

Making a Dependency Graph with Custom Dependencies

Posted on August 2, 2022

A sample python graph plugin to add custom dependencies to an architecture dependency graph.

Making a Custom Architecture Tree

Posted on August 1, 2022

How to create a custom architecture tree using the Python API.

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