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NDepend

The .NET Code Quality and Security Tool

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Description

NDepend is a comprehensive static analysis solution for .NET applications, designed to help developers and teams monitor code quality, detect regressions, and manage technical debt efficiently. The tool offers advanced code visualization features such as dependency graphs, trend charts, and interactive web reports, enabling users to gain deep insights into their codebase.

With seamless integration into Visual Studio, DevOps pipelines, and various CI/CD platforms, NDepend automates quality checks and enforces customizable PASS/FAIL quality gates. Its fast feedback, ability to highlight recent issues and regressions, and support for all major .NET technologies make it a valuable asset for maintaining high code standards and improving software maintainability.

Key Features

  • Powerful Dependency Graph: Visualize and navigate code dependencies for better structural decisions.
  • In-Depth Code Quality Web Reports: Automatically generate detailed web reports suitable for sharing and management.
  • Roslyn and R# Analyzer Integration: Import, track, and monitor issues from Roslyn Analyzers and ReSharper code inspections.
  • DevOps and CI/CD Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Azure DevOps, TFS, GitHub Actions, and other continuous integration platforms.
  • PASS/FAIL Quality Gates: Customizable C# quality gate criteria to automate code validation before commits or releases.
  • All-In-One Code Review Report: Obtain file-level summary reports showing diffs, issues, regressions, and coverage estimates.
  • Trends and Evolution Monitoring: Visualize code metrics and team progress with smart trend charts.
  • Legacy Code Analytics: Analyze and manage technical debt in legacy or complex codebases.
  • Test Coverage Visualization: Identify untested code using advanced visualization techniques.
  • Lightning Fast Reporting: Reports and analyses completed in seconds for immediate feedback.

Use Cases

  • Automated monitoring of .NET code quality in active projects
  • Tracking and reducing technical debt over project lifetime
  • Integrating code analysis and quality gates in CI/CD pipelines
  • Visualizing code structure and dependencies for architectural decisions
  • Performing comprehensive code reviews with technical insights
  • Assessing and improving legacy .NET codebases
  • Enforcing organizational code quality standards
  • Importing and tracking third-party analyzer issues within .NET projects

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