Tag: flow analyis


  • Error Absorption: When Static Analysis hides your bugs

    After Static Analysis has found a bug, it must make assumptions about how to continue the analysis. In this article, we learn about a common “filtering effect” and the pitfalls around it. At the end of this article, you will not only understand why bugs can hide other bugs, but also why that is not…

  • Under the Hood of Static Analysis, and how to boost your results

    The idea of Static Analysis sounds simple: Read the code, check each line, and report the bad stuff. However, it is far from easy. In this article, we look at the challenges that it has to overcome, and dive a little bit into the theory. You will see that it is much more than just…