Why developers like DevSkim

What is DevSkim?

It is a framework of IDE extensions and language analyzers that provide inline security analysis in the dev environment as the developer writes code. It has a flexible rule model that supports multiple programming languages. The goal is to notify the developer as they are introducing a security vulnerability in order to fix the issue at the point of introduction, and to help build awareness for the developer.

DevSkim is a tool in the Security category of a tech stack.

DevSkim is an open source tool with 913 GitHub stars and 116 GitHub forks. Here’s a link to DevSkim's open source repository on GitHub

DevSkim Integrations

JavaScript, Python, Visual Studio Code, Java, and TypeScript are some of the popular tools that integrate with DevSkim. Here's a list of all 10 tools that integrate with DevSkim.

JavaScript

Python

Visual Studio Code

Java

TypeScript

C#

Visual Studio

Golang

C++

DevSkim's Features

Built-in rules, and support for writing custom rules
Cross-platform CLI built on .NET Core 3.1 for file analysis
IDE plugins for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
IntelliSense error "squiggly lines" for identified security issues
Information and guidance provided for identified security issues
Optional suppression of unwanted findings
Broad language support including: C, C++, C#, Cobol, Go, Java, Javascript/Typescript, Python, and more

DevSkim Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to DevSkim?

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