Tuesday February 06, 2007 A ship of tools... for Java ME programming
Some people like to rely on tools for software assurance. Others, prefer making sure to take their time writing code and not just spit out programming vomit, just to see if it works. Then, those who ralph out code will rely on tools to clean up the mess. Ick. See: Here's a quote: Even the average cell phone, contains three to five million lines of code... there is enormous room for error. SureLogic’s tools analyze only Java code... SureLogic’s tools find the most deeply-entrenched bugs that aren’t detected by testing and inspection. Instead of just eyeballing thousands of lines of code and executing it in a number of different situations, Sure Logic works by directly analyzing the code.I've used "lint" way back when dinosaurs roamed the Santa Clara Valley. And, I've used Purify and Valgrind. But, I've never been too impressed by them. They find obvious bugs that many times a careful programmer, who takes his/her time to write each line of code with purpose and thought, would avoid. But, like P.T. Barnum once said, "A fool (for a tool) and his money, are soon parted." Or... something like that. :-) |
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