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Category: Programming Practices

Virtually Execute Code with Understand

Posted on December 13, 2022

Abstract: A script for virtually executing code. A debugger inside Understand sure would be nice. I hope I’m not the only one out there who uses Understand while debugging. Integrating a debugger…

Share (Or Don’t)

Posted on May 13, 2022

There are a lot of benefits to sharing Understand projects, but if you want to create your own, you can still benefit from the shared knowledge of your team.

The Perfect Catch

Posted on January 7, 2022

Understand’s CodeCheck features let your team catch bugs before they even make it to QA and help keep your code readable and maintainable.

Short-term memory overload while debugging

Posted on September 29, 2021

The decisions you make while thinking about code are far too complicated to trust to memory. Ken shows how Understand helps you not rely on short term memory and walk code in an organized fashion that misses nothing.

Our Favorite Computer Science Quotations

Posted on August 4, 2021

An ever growing list of quotations about computer science, with an emphasis on software maintenance

Why use Understand? (Dinner Party edition)

Posted on August 2, 2021

A long, and growing, list of dinner party conversation reasons Ken gives for why customers use Understand.

Blame Can Be Good

Posted on July 26, 2021

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.

The Science of Debugging

Posted on July 14, 2021

The process of debugging is equivalent to the scientific method – a set of principles that apply equally well to debugging as to scientific inquiry.

How I Cut Our Build Time in Half

Posted on July 14, 2021

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.

Tracking Uses of Deprecated Code Using Architectures

Posted on July 5, 2021

The first rule of being in a hole is to stop digging. Ken shows how to use architectures to identify the areas of your code using problematic function

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