Monday, August 17, 2009

Static Analysis in Policy-Driven Development

In an article introducing Parasoft Concerto -- a new software development management tool that facilitates end-to-end SLDC process visibility and control to ensure that quality software can be produced consistently & efficiently -- SearchSoftwareQuality.com explains how static code analysis operates in the context of policy-driven development.

They explain that Parasoft Concerto takes a requirement, wraps it with a policy and drives it through the infrastructure. When it's completed, Concerto checks that it met policy expectations. The key is being able to to passively monitor and be unobtrusive to a developer's work; Concerto nudges them each time their actions don't align with policy expectations.

For example, static code analysis identifies an error and the developer tries to mark the requirement as complete. With policy-driven task management, the developer would be notified that there is still an error that needs to be remediated.

You can read the complete article at SearchSoftwareQuality.com.

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