Static analysis is the examination of code without executing the program. It’s used to identify potential errors, code quality issues, security vulnerabilities, and adherence to coding best practices.

Abbas Sabra is a Principal Engineer at Sonar, which creates tools to help developers produce clean code. Abbas specializes in C++ static analysis, and began his career in the financial industry, where he identified inefficiencies within the C++ tooling ecosystem. He joins the show to talk about static analysis and static analysis tool development.