Coverity Inc. says the new release of its Prevent static code-analysis software embodies a new approach to “software mapping” that finds more bugs in embedded and enterprise software than previous ...

When thinking about loops in programming languages, they often get simplified down to a conditions section and a body, but this belies the dizzying complexity that emerges when considering loop edge ...

How exhaustive static analysis overcomes the limitations of traditional tests and static-analysis tools. How exhaustive static analysis identifies a buffer overflow by using code samples. How hardware ...

Static analysis works on source code and tries to identify errors based on what it can tell about the program. For example, it can highlight “dead code” that will never execute. And sometimes it can ...

Every enterprise struggles to combat some ingrained partialities but, after 23 years in the QA industry, I’ve found that there’s a particular pattern of bias against static testing. It’s no industry ...

This blog post looks at how seemingly small decisions can have massive effects, and the importance of prioritizing code quality to build reliable software.