This post continues the series of articles, which can well be called "horrors for developers". This time it will also touch upon a typical pattern of typos related to the usage of numbers 0, 1, 2. The language you're writing in doesn't really matter: it can be C, C++, C#, or Java. If you're using constants 0, 1, 2 or variables' names contain these numbers, most likely, Freddie will come to visit you at night. Go on, read and don't say we didn't warn you.
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We continue making the use of PVS-Studio more convenient. Our analyzer is now available in Chocolatey, the package manager for Windows. We believe this will make it easier to deploy PVS-Studio, particularly in cloud services. So right off the bat, we also checked the source code of the same Chocolatey. Azure DevOps took on the role of the CI system.
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This article covers the check of the RunUO project using the static PVS-Studio analyzer. RunUO is the emulator of server software for Ultima Online, the game that once won the hearts of many MMORPG fans.
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DevOps is a methodology aiming at establishing closer collaboration between programmers and system administrators in the software development process. A DevOps engineer is a specialist working on the intersection of these two fields. A DevOps engineer's primary objective is to take the predictability, efficiency, and security of software development to the highest level possible. DevSecOps is a further development of the DevOps concept that, besides automation, addresses the issues of code quality and reliability assurance.
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Another conference season had almost come to an end before the New Year marathon began. So now it's high time we told you about one wonderful and universal kind of gift - promotional merchandise.
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Today let's recall the oldie but goodie article "The Last Line Effect" written more than 5 years ago. Time passes, but nothing changes. There is nothing dreadful in it. Copy-Paste is still cruel and merciless. However, over the years, many new readers have joined our blog who may not be familiar with that article. So now there will be a moment of memories and a few additions.
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If you're reading this text, you've either thought that something was wrong with the headline or you've seen the name of a familiar computer game. VVVVVV is an indie platformer game that has stolen the hearts of many players by its pleasant external simplicity and no less pleasant internal complexity. A few days ago, VVVVVV turned 10 years, and the author of the game - Terry Cavanagh - celebrated this holiday by publishing its source code. What mind-boggling things is it hiding? Read the answer in this article.
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Machine learning has firmly entrenched in a variety of human fields, from speech recognition to medical diagnosing. The popularity of this approach is so great that people try to use it wherever they can. Some attempts to replace classical approaches with neural networks turn up unsuccessful. This time we'll consider machine learning in terms of creating effective static code analyzers for finding bugs and potential vulnerabilities.
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Emby is quite a popular media server along with Plex and Kodi. In this article, we'll discuss the bugs found in its source code with the static analyzer PVS-Studio. The remark "Built with ReSharper" on the project's official website makes the analysis even more interesting.
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Hi, all of you collectors of exotic and plain bugs alike! We've got a rare specimen on our PVS-Studio test bench today – a game called "osu!", written in C#. As usual, we'll be looking for bugs, analyzing them, and playing.
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