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Interview: Patrick Smacchia discusses NDepend and Code Analysis

Posted by Robert Bazinet on Jan 06, 2008 09:51 PM

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Patrick Smacchia, a Microsoft C# MVP, talks about his product NDepend and how it helps resolving issues in your code.   Large code bases can be very complex to manage and the right tools make navigating so much easier.

NDepend 2.6 was recently released and is a tool which:

simplifies managing a complex .NET code base. Architects and developers can analyze code structure, specify design rules, plan massive refactoring, do effective code reviews and master evolution.

Patrick talks about and provides clear visual aids to show the power of code analysis:

NDepend can be of great help in various tasks, including refactoring, code review, code quality check and enhancement, design erosion check, code discovering, code browsing, build process rule enforcement.

For the full interview with Patrick, please see "Talking .NET Code Analysis with Patrick Smacchia "

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