Tag: <span>code analysis</span>

Multi-threaded Java Application Development

To take full advantage of the latest multi-core hardware, developers must utilize multiple threads in their applications. Mutli-threaded applications introduce an entirely new class of hard-to-find software failures, commonly known as concurrency defects. To date, testing for Concurrency defects such as Race Conditions, Thread Blocks, Atomicity and Deadlocks have been …

Advanced Topics in Programming Languages: JSR-305: Java annotations for software defect detection

This talk will describe the current status of JSR-305, Java annotations for software defect detection. This JSR will define several standard Java annotations for properties such as @Nonnegative and @Nonnull that can be used to document your design intentions in a way that be interpreted by multiple software tools (such …