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Static analysis tools

There are static analysis tools that analyze for style, complexity, and other issues. We are investigating the use of such tools. The simplest static analysis tool is the warning system of the standard compilers. Therefore, grading should be done with all warnings turned on, and points should be taken off for work that provokes warnings.



Tom Payne 2003-09-04