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

Posted on November 13, 2023

Executive Summary 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…

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…

Using Architectures to Easily Track Dependencies on Open Source

Posted on August 21, 2023

Using Architectures to Easily Track Dependencies on Open Source

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…

Adding ChatGPT and AI to Understand

Posted on December 8, 2022

Creating an easy plugin that uses OpenAI to explain your code

9 Techniques That Help You Safely Work With Legacy Code

Posted on September 20, 2022

Success with legacy code relies on only making changes to code you understand. Here are 9 systematic approaches that  will help you UNDERSTAND your legacy code.

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