Editing Code review (section)

=== Supporting tools ===

[[Static code analysis]] software assist reviewers by automatically checking source code for known vulnerabilities and defect patterns, particularly for large chunks of code.<ref>{{Cite book | doi=10.1109/ICSE.2013.6606642 | isbn=978-1-4673-3076-3 | chapter=Reducing human effort and improving quality in peer code reviews using automatic static analysis and reviewer recommendation | title=2013 35th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) | pages=931–940 | year=2013 | last1=Balachandran | first1=Vipin | s2cid=15823436 }}</ref> A 2012 study by VDC Research reports that 17.6% of the embedded software engineers surveyed currently use automated tools to support peer code review and 23.7% plan to use them within two years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Automated Defect Prevention for Embedded Software Quality | last=VDC Research| publisher = VDC Research| date=2012-02-01 | url=http://alm.parasoft.com/embedded-software-vdc-report/ | access-date=2012-04-10}}</ref>