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New code analysis quick fixes for uninitialized memory (C6001) and use before init (C26494) warnings

May 7, 2019 May 7, 2019 05/7/19
eli fessler
In the latest Preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1, we’ve added two quick fixes to the Code Analysis experience focused around uninitialized variable checks. These quick fixes are available via the Quick Actions (lightbulb) menu on relevant lines, accessed by hovering over the line or squiggle, or by pressing Ctrl+...

New Code Analysis Checks in Visual Studio 2019: use-after-move and coroutine

January 28, 2019 Jan 28, 2019 01/28/19
Sunny Chatterjee
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 is an exciting release for the C++ code analysis team. In this release, we shipped a new set of experimental rules that help you catch bugs in your codebase, namely: use-after-move and coroutine checks. This article provides an overview of the new rules and how you can enable them in your project. Use-after-move ...

Concurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019

January 28, 2019 Jan 28, 2019 01/28/19
Sunny Chatterjee
Concurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019 The battle against concurrency bugs poses a serious challenge to C++ developers. The problem is exacerbated by the advent of multi-core and many-core architectures. To cope with the increasing complexity of multithreaded software, it is essential to employ better tools and processes to help ...

In-editor code analysis in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2

January 24, 2019 Jan 24, 2019 01/24/19
eli fessler
The C++ team has been working to refresh the Code Analysis experience inside Visual Studio. Last year, we blogged about some in-progress features in this area. We’re happy to announce that in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2, we’ve integrated code analysis directly into the editor, improved upon previously experimental features, and enabled ...

C++ Code Analysis Improvements for Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 1

March 13, 2018 Mar 13, 2018 03/13/18
Kyle Reed
点这里看中文版 We're making it easier to configure and use the C++ code analysis features with a set of changes targeting 15.7. In the first 15.7 preview we've cleaned up the UI, fixed our documentation links and, most importantly, simplified the way analysis extensions are configured.  If you're not familiar with C++ Core Check, it's...

C++ Core Check code analysis is included with VS 2017

October 12, 2016 Oct 12, 2016 10/12/16
Andrew Pardoe
Visual Studio "15" Preview 5 now includes the C++ Core Guidelines Checkers. This means you no longer have to install the C++ Core Check package from NuGet to check your code against rules and profiles in the C++ Core Guidelines. Just configure Code Analysis to include the C++ Core Check extensions. You can configure Code Analysis in the ...

C++ Core Guidelines Checkers are now in a single NuGet package

June 3, 2016 Jun 3, 2016 06/3/16
Andrew Pardoe
Update: The C++ Core Guidelines Checkers are now included in-box with Visual Studio 2017. See this post for details: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2016/10/12/cppcorecheck It has been an exciting year since the C++ Core Guidelines and checkers were announced starting with Bjarne Stroustrup's opening keynote at CppCon 2015. We've ...

C++ Core Guidelines Checkers available for VS 2015 Update 1

December 3, 2015 Dec 3, 2015 12/3/15
Andrew Pardoe
[This post was written by Andrew Pardoe and Neil MacIntosh] Update: The CppCoreCheck tools are now part of VS 2017: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2016/10/12/cppcorecheck. Back in September at CppCon 2015 Neil announced that we would be shipping new code analysis tools for C++ that would enforce some of the rules in the C++ Core...

C/C++ Code analysis in VS2015 – RC Update

April 27, 2015 Apr 27, 2015 04/27/15
Joe Morris (MSFT)
Hey Folks, in my blog earlier this year (see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2015/02/02/c-c-code-analysis-in-vs2015.aspx), I talked about what's new in C/C++ code analysis for VS 2015 and why we did certain plumbing changes related to the front-end compiler. In that, I mentioned the limitation of CTP6 in which only analysis of C ...

C/C++ Code analysis in VS2015

February 24, 2015 Feb 24, 2015 02/24/15
Joe Morris (MSFT)
By Joe Morris & Jim Springfield (MSFT) This blog provides answers to the following 2 questions. Before we get started, let’s be on the same page on some terminology. Code analysis: C/C++ code analysis is also known as /analyze. It is sometimes referred to as “static code analysis” or simply “code analysis...