What is Coverity Scan?
Coverity's implementation of static analysis can follow all the possible paths of execution through source code (including interprocedurally) and find defects and vulnerabilities caused by the conjunction of statements that are not errors independent of each other.
Coverity Scan is a tool in the Code Review category of a tech stack.
Who uses Coverity Scan?
Companies
3 companies reportedly use Coverity Scan in their tech stacks, including Olo, Accolade, and Service Workflow Portal.
Developers
45 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Coverity Scan.
Decisions about Coverity Scan
Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Coverity Scan in their tech stack.
Neha Moundekar
Can you just give brief about the differences between Coverity Scan and SonarQube. Which one is better and what are pros and cons of this
Coverity Scan's Features
- Test every line of code and potential execution path.
- The root cause of each defect is clearly explained, making it easy to fix bugs
- Integrates with GitHub and Travis CI
Coverity Scan Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Coverity Scan?
Marvel
A super simple tool that turns any image (including PSDs) or sketch into interactive prototypes for any device.
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SonarQube
SonarQube provides an overview of the overall health of your source code and even more importantly, it highlights issues found on new code. With a Quality Gate set on your project, you will simply fix the Leak and start mechanically improving.
ESLint
A pluggable and configurable linter tool for identifying and reporting on patterns in JavaScript. Maintain your code quality with ease.
Prettier
Prettier is an opinionated code formatter. It enforces a consistent style by parsing your code and re-printing it with its own rules that take the maximum line length into account, wrapping code when necessary.
TSLint
An extensible static analysis tool that checks TypeScript code for readability, maintainability, and functionality errors. It is widely supported across modern editors & build systems and can be customized with your own lint rules, configurations, and formatters.