Performing Code Analysis
Earlier in this book you learned about Common Language Specification, learning that it is a set of common rules and guidelines about writing code that can be shared across different .NET languages favoring interoperability and that is considered well designed for the .NET Framework. In some cases it can be hard ensuring that all your code is CLS-compliant, especially when you have large projects with tons of lines of code. To help you write better and CLS-compliant code, Microsoft produced a code analysis tool named FxCop that analyzes compiled assemblies for non-CLS-compliant code and that reports suggestions and solutions for solving errors. Although free, FxCop is an external tool and is bound to developers using ...
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