Experts agree that following coding standards early on in the development process can greatly reduce the number of errors that get introduced into applications further on in the development process. ParaSoft has found that developers have very few tools to help them prevent errors, leaving them with many hours of debugging time once an application is written. CodeWizard always finds something I've overlooked that will improve my code. C developers can also tailor more coding standards to fit their needs with the tool's RuleWizard module. Version 3.1 also has new metric rules included in it's rule set.
Metric rules give developers information about the size and complexity of their code.
These types of rules assist developers and managers to assess and then correct their coding style, making code easier to debug. The RuleWizard module, which allows developers and managers to graphically write and customize their own rules to be enforced, now has increased rule writing capability and ease of use. Version 3.1 includes a new status bar with tips to help guide users through the rule writing process. That is one of the main reasons why we have extended CodeWizard's support to accommodate more C development. ParaSoft Corporation develops and markets advanced error prevention and error detection tools for UNIX, Windows, and Internet development environments.