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Borland builds software code checker for release time


By Jeff Feinman
February 23, 2009 — 
In the latest piece of its software delivery management suite, Borland Software tries to create a way to ensure that software code is ready for takeoff.

TeamInspector, released today, has automated reporting capabilities that gather metrics from developer test utilities, static code analysis and build tools, according to Borland. It is the fourth product in Borland’s Management Solutions software delivery management platform, introduced in July 2008.

In describing the other aspects of Management Solutions, David Wilby, vice president of product strategy at Borland, said that its TeamDemand software uses business alignment, which makes sure that requirements are in line with the needs of a business. TeamFocus gives developers methodology-agnostic project management, while TeamAnalytics offers what Wilby called a data warehouse for application development, with the ability to pull data from multiple sources for business intelligence reporting.

TeamInspector adds “release readiness” to Management Solutions, aiming to minimize risk by continuously monitoring the code of software systems. “TeamInspector is part of what we term the ‘verify’ phase,” Wilby said. “It allows you to not only automate the build functionality within your organization, but it’s also going to verify that the code is 'fit for purpose.' Fit for purpose, in this case, means that it’s built to spec and that it has unit test coverage.”

There are three key features that make up TeamInspector. Inspector Infrastructure automates the build process, Wilby said. “The build process acts as a trigger. That trigger then uses industry standard testing and checking procedures to look at the quality of the code as it’s being built,” he said.

As part of Inspector Infrastructure, there are automated “inspectors” for gathering metrics about a piece of software’s code. Inspectors are available for build tools, including Apache Ant and Sourceforge’s NAnt, and are also available with testing and coding standard compliance tools like Checkstyle, JUnit and NUnit.

The second main feature of TeamInspector is the use of portfolio dashboards that display information from multiple projects, allowing developers to see dependencies between individual sets of data in order to identify potential problems.

Finally, TeamInspector integrates with software configuration management products, including Borland's own StarTeam product, Perforce's product, and CollabNet’s Subversion.

“It’s all about the confidence that you have in the code and driving down the amount of rework that you have to do as you’re delivering code out to the field,” Wilby said.


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