Chapter 10. Code Analysis

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will all be judged by only one thing—the result.

Vince Lombardi

As you have probably guessed by now, writing solid code is about more than just writing application code. Investing in thoughtful designs, writing efficient programs, and incorporating development best practices are all important aspects of developing software applications. However, code requires exercise and analysis to ensure that the features and functionality being built work as expected. The users of our applications will, as the quote suggests, judge our efforts by the results that we deliver them. Therefore, it is important that we understand the quality of our application code before releasing ...

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