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The Evolution of Source Code Analysis
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By: Gwyn Fisher Email Article
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Realizing the limits of the first generation of source code analysis technology, a new generation of tools emerged in the early 2000s. These tools extended the analysis beyond syntactical and semantic analyses to include sophisticated inter-procedural control- and data-flow analysis and new approaches for pruning false paths, estimating the values that variables will assume, and simulating potential runtime behavior.

Third Generation Source Code Analysis: Klocwork Insight Klocwork Insight is the first source code analysis product that allows developers to take control of the analysis process while also benefiting from the accuracy and value of centralized analysis - with none of the downstream auditing that second-generation techniques required.

About Klocwork

Klocwork is an enterprise software company providing automated source code analysis products that automate security vulnerability and quality risk assessment, remediation and measurement for C, C++ and Java software. More than 200 organizations have integrated Klocwork's automated source code analysis tools into their development process, thereby:

• Reducing risk by assuring their code is free of mission-critical flaws • Reducing cost by catching issues early in the development cycle • Freeing developers to focus on what they do best - innovate

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Gwyn Fisher is the CTO of Klocwork, leading developer of automated source code inspection and expert in FDA software validation. With Klocwork, he is responsible for guiding the company’s technical direction and strategy.

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