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Code reviewing software

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Code review software helps humans find flaws in program source code. In can be divided into two categories:

  • Automated code review software checks source code against predefined set of rules and produces reports.
  • Different types of browsers visualise software structure and help humans better understand its structure. Such systems gear more to analysis because they typically do not contain a predefined set of rules to check software against.