Introduction to Static AnalysisXavier Rival, Kwangkeun Yi
Introduction to Static Analysis
by Xavier Rival, Kwangkeun Yi · first published 2020
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Introduction to Static Analysis by Xavier Rival and Kwangkeun Yi is not as heavy on the mathematical notation as the Nielsen book.
on “How to develop statically un-analyzable PL” ↗Article author here. Agree that the post merely touches the surface for static analysis -- because it was aimed towards an audience looking for an introduction to static analysis. The scope for the examples in this post had to be limited for this reason. Inter-procedural pointer analysis -- Yes, a lot more trickier than these, but definitely more juicier. Will try to write a…
on “A hands-on introduction to static code analysis” ↗…Kildall, A Unified Approach to Global Program Optimization. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall [5] F. Nielson, H. Riis Nielson, C. Hankin, Principles of Program Analysis. [6] X. Rival, K. Yi, Introduction to Static Analysis: An Abstract Interpretation Perspective. [7] P. Cousot, R. Cousot, Abstract interpretation: A unified lattice model for static analysis of programs by construction or approximation of fixpoints.
on “Dataflow Analyses and Compiler Optimizations That Use Them, for Free” ↗