What you'll learn

For many people maintaining brownfield software is a large part of their job. When you maintain this older code, having the ability to analyze code quality and setup automated code quality checks can be invaluable. In this course, Improving Brownfield .NET Apps with Code Analysis and Metrics, you'll look at the tools built into Visual Studio to help you improve brownfield application quality with code metrics and static code analysis. First, you'll explore what quality means to software and its users, along with different types of testing that can be utilized. Next, you'll discover the tools built into Visual Studio, such as the built-in code metrics that you can generate from your own code. Finally, you'll learn about how to setup and interpret the inbuilt static code analysis tools. By the end of this course, you'll have the necessary skills to efficiently use code metrics and static code analysis.