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Item 0773795 94/03/31 12:18
From: DARREN_SMITH@NEXT.COM@INET01# Internet Gateway
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: CodeReviewer, software analysis tool for NEXTSTEP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information:
Software Services and Solutions, Inc.
sss@sss.com
(203) 630-2000
fax: (203) 630-2020
ANNOUNCING A DEMO OF CODEREVIEWER, THE SOFTWARE ANALYSIS TOOL
A demonstration version of the CodeReviewer software analysis tool
from Software Services and Solutions, Inc., is now available via
email and FTP. CodeReviewer allows developers and project
managers to analyze the state of a software project, as well as
its history of development over time, and to reduce development
and maintenance costs by uncovering potential trouble spots in
code. CodeReviewer is one of the SS&S CASE Tools, a line of
applications for developers of custom applications that also
includes the DRCS graphical, directory capable revision control
system.
The demonstration version of CodeReviewer 2.7.2 limits its
analysis of source code to the first 150 lines of a file, printing
and saving the results of analyses are disabled, and the
application times out ten minutes after launch. The production
version of CodeReviewer can be purchased directly from Software
Services and Solutions, Inc., or through Paget Press. See the
bottom of this message for ordering information.
The demonstration package, CodeReviewer_Demo.pkg.tar.gz, which
includes an online version of the CodeReviewer manual, is 500 Kb,
and it is available via email to CASE_Tools@sss.com, or via direct
FTP from the following locations:
cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/demos/programming
sonata.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/next/submissions/
ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de:/incoming and eventually
/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/commercial/apps
The demo will run under NEXTSTEP 3.1 and 3.2 on NeXT and Intel
hardware. Contact SS&S via email to CASE_Tools@sss.com if you
require a demo that will run under NEXTSTEP 3.0.
The following excerpt from the Overview section of the
CodeReviewer manual gives more details about CodeReviewer:
CodeReviewer is a software analysis tool designed to increase the
productivity of developers, get new developers up to speed on a
project quickly, and provide information to guide project managers
in preventing trouble spots. CodeReviewer helps track and manage
changes to objects and other code in multi-person development
efforts. CodeReviewer allows project managers and developers to
analyze versions of code visually and formally, according to
industry-standard software metrics. Visual analysis is supported
for any type of code, while software metrics can be computed,
compared, and graphed for C, C++, Objective-C, and YACC code.
CodeReviewer integrates well with source code management systems,
if they are in use on a project. CodeReviewer is compatible with
the DRCS graphical revision management system and the RCS revision
control system, as well as any source code management system built
on RCS.
With CodeReviewer, project managers can gain control of changes to
code and avoid the morass of object incompatibilities that can
plague large object-oriented development efforts. Progress on
goals can be tracked down to the level of changes in methods and
functions in an individual source file. Development can proceed
with greater efficiency toward its goals with CodeReviewer.
Developers can use CodeReviewer to quickly appraise the state of
legacy code and the work that has been done on it in the past.
The complexity analysis functions of CodeReviewer can point
developers to problem spots in code before they become bugs or
maintenance headaches. Also, CodeReviewer can get developers up
to speed on an unfamiliar project in a fraction of the time it
would take them without it.
CodeReviewer is fully integrated with NEXTSTEP, and its user
interface is immediately familiar to users of standard NEXTSTEP
applications. CodeReviewer provides its analysis capabilities via
services, as well, to allow easy integration with the current
development environment, e.g. CodeReviewer can be invoked on a
class file from within ProjectBuilder through its services menu.
CodeReviewer allows multiple source code files to be analyzed at
one time, and CodeReviewer can perform historical analysis on each
of the files. An entire project's source code can be loaded into
CodeReviewer and analyzed by broad or fine statistical measures;
CodeReviewer will then allow drill down visual analysis in terms
of detailed code fragments.
Results of analyses can be stored for further analysis in other
tools, or for later review in CodeReviewer. CodeReviewer creates
and reads .CodeReviewer documents, which can also be read by
spreadsheets and a variety of other tools. CodeReviewer also
exports the results of its analyses in a variety of other formats.
All SS&S CASE Tools are sold under a floating license for maximum
convenience to the user. SS&S has an aggressive multi-license
discount program.
Software Services and Solutions, Inc., is an information
technology consulting firm specializing in open systems
technology, object-oriented software design and development, and
networking. Software Services and Solutions, Inc., provides
technology consulting, reengineering, and custom development
services to businesses and governments worldwide, in addition to
producing high quality tools and ObjectWare for developers of
custom applications.
SS&S can be reached via email to sss@sss.com, phone to (203)
630-2000, or fax to (203) 630-2020.
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