Understanding code analysis in Visual Studio

First, let’s discuss how Visual Studio and .NET work to analyze our code.

Code analysis in Visual Studio 2022 is designed to help us improve the quality of our code. It provides several tools and metrics to analyze and enhance code maintainability, readability, and performance. By identifying potential issues and suggesting improvements, it aims to streamline the development process, reduce bugs, and improve overall code quality.

Visual Studio 2022 can perform code analysis in two primary ways:

• Legacy analysis (FxCop static analysis): This method analyzes compiled code to identify issues. It’s an old approach that only checks the code after it has been compiled.
• .NET Compiler Platform-based code analyzers: These are modern analyzers that analyze your code live as you type. They are dynamic and can provide real-time feedback, making it easier to catch and fix issues early in the development process.

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