Switching to Agile development makes it more difficult for teams to conduct formal code reviews. But with static code analysis, Agile teams can still review regularly and ensure coding standards even before code is executed.
In this white paper, you’ll learn:
Going Agile doesn’t have to mean losing the unified view of your programming that comes from code reviews.
The increasing shift to Agile development methodologies is taking a toll on the ability of the team to conduct formal code reviews. Agile methodologies are typically iterative, delivering new code and features after sprints that last anywhere between a week to a month. The result is that many Agile development methodologies are primarily focused on producing code and rarely have time to stop code production for a day or more to perform manual code reviews.
This lack of time doesn’t mean that Agile development teams have to do without this valuable tool. A process called static code analysis can automate code reviews, which makes it possible to perform code reviews on a regular basis, even in batch, and analyze the results on an ongoing basis. In effect, teams can automate almost every aspect of a code review, from ensuring coding standards are being maintained to identifying errors, often before the code is even executed.
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