Back in December 2017, I wrote about starting to use NDepend for static analysis. It’s a fantastic tool and I’ve been using it for the ConTabs project pretty religiously. One of the few detractors when I originally wrote about NDepend was the fact that it could only consume coverage data from non-free tools. Well, I’m very pleased to write that this is no longer the case!
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Seven reasons that Roslyn-based Code Analysers are awesome
Static analysis can be a great way to ensure that your code is robust and clean. Unfortunately, many static analysis tools are prohibitively expensive and/or fiendishly complicated. In today’s post, I’d like to talk a little about Roslyn-based code analysers, which cost nothing and are easy to set up. In fact, keep reading for seven reasons that they’re ace.
Static analysis with NDepend – a first look
Today’s post marks a bit of a leap into the unknown for me, as I explore using static analysis to improve my code with NDepend. I explain how it can be hard to know where to start, but also how valuable the insights can be. The actionable changes are demonstrated with commits from my development of ConTabs. Finally – in keeping with the expositionary style of this post – I close with some general observations (including an attempt to explain the difference between NDepend and ReSharper).
Introducing ConTabs – a vehicle for exploring modern .NET development
Today I’d like to introduce a project I’m calling “ConTabs” – simple, but flexible table generation for console applications. As well as simply being an open-source project, I’m also planning to use ConTabs as an excuse to explore some of the interesting aspects of modern .NET development.