C# 11 is coming, so we′re going to explore its new features in detail. You may find these new features pretty curious even though there are not that many of them. Today let′s take a closer look at...

Compilers are evolving: they issue more and more warnings. Do developers still need to use static code analyzers like PVS-Studio? Yes, because analyzers are evolving too. In this article yo…

This article could have been named How PVS-Studio prevents rash code changes, example N7. However, naming articles like that becomes boring. So today Freddy Krueger′s name is in the title, …

Here is an interesting story of how our team were looking for a bug in the PVS-Studio analyzer. Well, we make mistakes too. However, we are ready to roll up our sleeves and dive deep into t…

After reading this article, you will learn the following: ways to extend the lifetime of a temporary object in C++, various tips and tricks; pitfalls of the lifetime extension that a C++ programmer...

After reading this article, you will learn the following: ways to extend the lifetime of a temporary object in C++, various tips and tricks; pitfalls of the lifetime extension that a C++ programmer...

Regular expressions come in handy when you need to search for and replace text. However, in some cases, they may cause the system to slow down or even make vulnerable to ReDoS attacks.

We collected some hot stories about programming errors for you to have a little fun and learn something new. Keep reading to find out how one programmer broke the Internet by deleting a tin…

.NET 7 is now available, which means that we can enjoy all sorts of new features and enhancements. Let′s talk about the most interesting improvements: C# 11, containers, performance, GC, an…

In this article, I′ll try to list all things that we can throw out of C++ without remorse. This won′t cost us anything but will reduce the standard (and our headaches), take the burden off the...

New version of .NET enhanced the performance of the Min, Max, Average and Sum methods for arrays and lists. How much do you think their execution speed has increased? 2x or 5x? No, they got…

The title of an article should be catchy and hint at its contents. So, over time a user support specialist might collect questions to the users. One of them looks like this: Why are you doi…

In this note I′ll share with you some tips on how to easily start using PVS-Studio. Let′s explore these two use cases: when you try the analyzer for the first time and when you integrate it…

Best Warnings — the analyzer′s mode that displays 10 most interesting warnings in the output window. We invite you to take a look at the updated Best Warnings mode on the example of the RPC…

.NET 7 has been released! It′s time for us to dig into its source code and start looking for errors and strange code fragments. In this article, you′ll see comments on our findings from the…

PVS-Studio 7.22 has been released. It includes plugins for Visual Studio Code and Qt Creator, support of .NET 7 projects analysis, enhanced Best Warnings filter and new diagnostic rules. Le…

Nullable reference types appeared in C# 3 years ago. By this time, they found their audience. But even those who work with this beast may not know all its capabilities. Let′s figure out how to work...

Christmas holidays are the most beloved and cherished ones all over the world. Gifts, decorations, family and friends all gathered together — these are the essentials of Christmas and New Y…

Let′s delve into best practice of getting acquainted with PVS-Studio. We′ll show you a quick start of working with the analyzer using protobuf-net as an example.

In 2022, the PVS-Studio developers wrote lots of articles where they described bugs found in open-source projects. Now it′s time to choose the most interesting ones.