Somehow, it so happens that we write about our diagnostics, but barely touch upon the subject of how we enhance the analyzer's internal mechanics. So, for a change, today we'll talk about a...
At the very beginning of this year, Apple released the source code for macOS – Big Sur. It includes XNU, the kernel of the macOS operating system. A few years ago, PVS-Studio has already checked...
You probably know we've just published a brief article about CovidSim. However, now we have a good excuse to think back to that project and demonstrate how regular PVS-Studio use can be...
Most influential programmers say that code must be self-documenting. They find comments useful only when working with something uncommon. Our team shares this opinion. Recently we came across a...
Users sometimes ask how new diagnostics appear in the PVS-Studio static analyzer. We answer that we draw inspiration from a variety of sources: books, coding standards, our own mistakes, our...
Episode 281 of CppCast was recorded on January 6th, 2021. Hosts Rob Irving and Jason Turner talked to Zach Lieberman, a professor at MIT's Media Lab, about Herb Sutter's 2020 Wrap-Up blog post...
Snort is the most widely used Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in the world. Anyone who's ever dealt with information security is probably familiar with Snort. Can the PVS-Studio static analyzer...
Static analysis helps developers catch errors early and improve code quality and reliability. This article examines some potential vulnerabilities and errors PVS-Studio found in the STP...
Having only programming background, it is impossible to develop software in some areas. Take the difficulties of medical software development as an example. The same is with music software...
In our articles, we regularly repeat an important idea: a static analyzer should be used regularly. This helps detect and cheaply fix many errors at the earliest stage. It looks nice in theory. As...