A visual tour of how maintenance risk increases with cyclomatic complexity
Functional Decomposition Architectures FTW
A functional decomposition architecture is easy to make and can help you organize key information about your project.
Analyzing the Imperial College COVID simulation model source code
I used Understand’s CodeCheck feature to examine an influential COVID infection simulation program from Imperial College in the UK as it existed in March 2020 when it was being used to advise world leaders.
Making big graphs manageable with “relationship” graphs
Use”Relationship” graphs, which draw sub-graphs between entities, to break big graphs into little graphs and work your way thru them – turning a big thorny graph into a few easy-to-follow graphs.
Analyzing Boost on Linux, a remarkable story to learn.
A walkthrough on how to analyze a complex open-source project, the Boost library
Finding #pragma directives – A guide to writing your first Codecheck
Your boss tasks you with figuring out how tied your C++ code base is to the ‘#pragma’ compiler directives. Learn to do it quickly with CodeCheck.
Not a software company? SciTools can help you become one.
This article covers easy-to-implement strategies for small to mid-cap companies that operate in industries (Commercial, B2B, and Consumer products) where: software development remains a small part of the expenditures, & maintaining or gaining market share will require more software investments.
Lightweight but Powerful Code Reviews with Understand Annotations
Use Understand Annotations to review code with co-workers by annotating and sharing those annotations thru normal GIT operations without muddying up your source code or bogging down in weighty “review” processes.
Lost in Translation – Finding Strings
This week I’m using Understand’s different search capabilities to find untranslated strings.
Opening Braces Should Appear on Their Own Line
Coding Standards are a necessary evil for most teams, even ours.