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| John Carmack on the importance of Static Code Analysis (altdevblogaday.com) | ||
| recommended by 3 users | 2011 | 408 points by plinkplonk | code quality | original thread | | ||
| 3 users recommended this thread. What they said: |
| estebank Sep 19, 2012 | on: John Carmack on Static Code Analysis | context |
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saidajigumi Dec 5, 2014 | on: Apple CoreGraphics framework logging input data to /tmp | context
> It was caused by an uninitialized variable. And in case anyone thinks that sheer developer machismo (or 'rigor' or whatever) can keep you out of harm's way here, then I suggest reading John Carmack's excellent writeups on the horrors found by static code analysis.[1][2] Even the best programmers out there will get caught by any number of language traps. [1] Sadly/happily, still available via archive.org. CSS seems to be busted here, so scroll to the bottom for Carmack's article: [2] The above was discussed on HN, and that thread is pretty good as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3388290 |
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jerf Jan 24, 2013 | on: John Carmack's Comment on Hardware Ray Tracing | context
Here's a link you may enjoy: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3388290 , which goes to http://www.altdevblogaday.com/2011/12/24/static-code-analysi... . |
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| 1. | What Color Is Your Function? (journal.stuffwithstuff.com) | |
| recommended by 2 users | 2015 | 410 points by jashkenas | original thread | | ||
It's a great article by an insightful individual.
If you haven't read it, do so.
You can read further discussion on this 270 days old article at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3388290