code-quality
Safeguard articles tagged "code-quality" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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AI code review: what it actually catches versus misses
GitClear's 211M-line study found copy-pasted code rose from 8.3% to 12.3% of changes from 2020 to 2024 — even as AI reviewers flag more comments, the defects that matter most still slip through.
Why AI-generated code quality problems compound into security risk
Developers using AI coding assistants wrote less secure code in 4 of 5 tasks in a 2023 Stanford study — and were more confident it was safe.
DeepSource vs CodeQL: comparing SAST platforms for modern engineering teams in 2026
How DeepSource and CodeQL compare on rule depth, autofix capability, language coverage, and the workflow that drives adoption inside engineering organizations.
How Snyk Code differentiates Security issues from Code Qu...
Snyk Code splits every finding into a security vulnerability or a code quality issue. Here's how that classification actually works under the hood, and why the split matters for triage.
How Snyk Code's duplicate and similar-code detection supp...
Snyk Code once shipped duplicate and similar-code detection under its Code Quality rules. Here's how it worked, and what its 2025 retirement means for teams.
Where Technical Debt Meets Security Debt
Technical debt and security debt are deeply intertwined. Untangling them requires understanding how shortcuts in code quality create openings for attackers.
SonarQube Security Scanning: Code Quality Meets Application Security
A review of SonarQube's security scanning capabilities, examining how its code quality heritage shapes its approach to vulnerability detection and taint analysis.