A source code analyzer is a tool or software component that examines source code to identify bugs, security vulnerabilities, style issues, cod

1. Static Code Analyzer

• Analyzes code without running it

• Useful for: detecting syntax errors, type mismatches, security flaws, and enforcing coding standards

• Examples:

  • SonarQube – Quality and security analysis

  • ESLint – JavaScript/TypeScript linting

  • Pylint – Python style checking

  • Cppcheck – C/C++ analysis

2. Dynamic Code Analyzer

• Analyzes code during runtime

• Useful for: performance profiling, memory leaks, runtime exceptions

• Examples:

  • Valgrind – Memory debugging for C/C++

  • DotTrace – .NET performance profiler

Common Features:

• Highlight unused variables/functions

• Detect unreachable code

• Enforce code formatting standards

• Find potential security risks (like SQL injection or XSS)

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