Perforce Software Blog

At Perforce, our goal is to assist technology teams in tackling the toughest challenges in DevOps, ensuring that innovation never comes to a halt.

International, Trade/B2B

English

Blog

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#166980

United States

#113335

Computers Electronics and Technology/Programming and Developer Software

#2422

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

What Developers Need to Know About MISRA C:2025®

2 weeks ago | perforce.com | Jill Britton

Skip to main content Blog April 10, 2025 by Jill Britton Coding Best Practices, Security & Compliance MISRA C:2025® has just been published! What does this mean for organizations that rely on MISRA® guidance for developing safety-critical systems? In this blog, we give an overview of the new release and what it means for your team.
How Does UL 4600 Keep Autonomous Trucking Systems Safe?

Jan 20, 2025 | perforce.com | Jill Britton

The third edition of UL 4600 was released in 2023 to add specific requirements for the use case of autonomous trucking and to address changing industry trends. Here, we explain what's happening in the autonomous trucking industry, why UL 4600 is important for autonomous trucking specifically, and how static analysis helps to overcome challenges for this evolving technology.
What Is Buffer Overflow? Preventing Buffer Overrun | Perforce Software

Nov 25, 2024 | perforce.com | Stuart Foster

Buffer overflow is one of the most common code vulnerabilities. If a buffer overflow vulnerability is not addressed, an untrustworthy agent can take advantage and cause a buffer overrun. In this blog, we break down what is buffer overflow, how to prevent buffer overflow, and we provide examples to help make safeguarding your software against buffer overflow simpler and easier.
9 Tips for Working With Legacy Code | Perforce Software

Nov 11, 2024 | perforce.com | Stuart Foster

What is legacy code? Legacy code is source code that already exists and needs to be used again. It's not necessarily lousy code, but it often needs some effort to integrate into newer systems. That means you need effective ways of overcoming legacy code's issues. What are your chances of working with legacy code? Given that most of the top 10 programming languages on the TIOBE popularity index have been around for at least 20 years, your chances are very high.
Static Analysis 2024.2 Release Provides CI/CD Integration and Analysis Options for Modern Development | Perforce Software

Aug 8, 2024 | perforce.com | Stuart Foster

The latest release of Helix QAC and Klocwork features significant improvements to the static analysis tools, empowering development teams to shift left by fixing errors early, reducing development costs and releasing faster. Here, we provide an overview of the new features and functionality of the 2024.2 release.
Helix ALM by Perforce vs HP ALM by Micro Focus | Perforce Software

Aug 6, 2024 | perforce.com | Tzvika Shahaf

Since HP ALM/Quality Center was acquired by Micro Focus (and now Open Text), users have been outgrowing its functionality. While HP upgraded many of its solutions to be more compatible with Agile and to support automation, ALM/Quality Center was left behind. What was once considered a best-in-class solution is becoming more obsolete by the day, having no resources allocated to development and limited support for customers. Today, there are better ALM options available.
NASA's 10 Rules for Developing Safety-Critical Code | Perforce Software

May 28, 2024 | perforce.com | Stuart Foster

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Laboratory for Reliable Software developed a set of code guidelines for developing safety-critical code. The NASA's 10 rules are intended to eliminate C coding practices that make it difficult to review or properly analyze with static analysis tools. ➡️ Enforce NASA's 10 Rules With KlocworkBack to topWhat Is NASA Power of 10 Coding?
Perforce + ICVR: Behind the Scenes of a Real-time Pipeline and Game Engine Migration

May 24, 2024 | perforce.com | Jase Lindgren |Chris Swiatek

An international animation studio was halfway through the production of a high-profile animated series when they needed to migrate their project from Unity to Unreal Engine. The studio was limited by a strict delivery timeline, fixed budget, and a globally distributed team of 300+ artists working on files saved to their local machines. To meet their deadline, the studio turned to ICVR, a vetted digital production studio known for developing cutting-edge tools and pipelines within game engines.
With AI Writing Code, Will AI Replace Software Engineers? | Perforce Software

May 15, 2024 | perforce.com | Stuart Foster

May 15, 2024Software developers have plenty to keep them awake at night. Their top concern is no longer how to express the latest algorithm in their favorite language (C, C++, Erlang, Java, etc.). Instead, it’s being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). Here we take a look at the process for AI writing code and answer the question: Will AI replace programmers?
AI in Filmmaking — Issues, Possibilities, and the Need for Better Data Management | Perforce Software

May 6, 2024 | perforce.com | Ryan L'Italien

It’s no secret that AI could revolutionize filmmaking and how the entire media and entertainment industry operates. Right now, many studios are understandably apprehensive about it, and the topic is still highly contentious. As Gaming and M&E Evangelist for the Digital Creation suite at Perforce Software, I’ve talked to many studios who have outright banned it, for fear of the legal ramifications of using AI that was trained on potentially copyrighted works.