This is the demonstration version of the CodeReviewer software analysis tool 
from Software Services and Solutions, Inc..  CodeReviewer allows developers and 
project managers to analyze the state of a software project, as well as its 
history of development over time, and to reduce development and maintenance 
costs by uncovering potential trouble spots in code.  CodeReviewer is one of 
the SS&S CASE Tools, a line of applications for developers of custom 
applications that also includes the DRCS graphical, directory capable revision 
control system.

This demonstration version of CodeReviewer limits its analysis of source code 
to the first 150 lines of a file, printing and saving the results of anaylses 
are disabled, and the application times out ten minutes after launch.  The 
production version of CodeReviewer can be purchased directly from Software 
Services and Solutions, Inc., or through Paget Press.  See the bottom of this 
file for ordering information.

The demonstration package, CodeReviewer_Demo.pkg.tar.gz, which includes an 
online version of the CodeReviewer manual, is 500 Kb.  It will run under 
NEXTSTEP 3.1 and 3.2 on NeXT and Intel hardware.  Contact SS&S via email to 
CASE_Tools@sss.com if you require a demo that will run under NEXTSTEP 3.0.

The following excerpt from the Overview section of the CodeReviewer manual 
gives more details about CodeReviewer:

CodeReviewer is a software analysis tool designed to increase the productivity 
of developers, get new developers up to speed on a project quickly, and provide 
information to guide project managers in preventing trouble spots.  
CodeReviewer helps track and manage changes to objects and other code in 
multi-person development efforts.  CodeReviewer allows project managers and 
developers to analyze versions of code visually and formally, according to 
industry-standard software metrics.  Visual analysis is supported for any type 
of code, while software metrics can be computed, compared, and graphed for C, 
C++, Objective-C, and YACC code.

CodeReviewer integrates well with source code management systems, if they are 
in use on a project.  CodeReviewer is compatible with the DRCS graphical 
revision management system and the RCS revision control system, as well as any 
source code management system build on RCS.

With CodeReviewer, project managers can gain control of changes to code and 
avoid the morass of object incompatibilities that can plague large 
object-oriented development efforts.  Progress on goals can be tracked down to 
the level of changes in methods and functions in an individual source file. 
Development can proceed with greater efficiency toward its goals with 
CodeReviewer.

Developers can use CodeReviewer to quickly appraise the state of legacy code 
and the work that has been done on it in the past.  The complexity analysis 
functions of CodeReviewer can point developers to problem spots in code before 
they become bugs or maintenance headaches.  Also, CodeReviewer can get 
developers up to speed on an unfamiliar project in a fraction of the time it 
would take them without it.

CodeReviewer is fully integrated with NEXTSTEP, and its user interface is 
immediately familiar to users of standard NEXTSTEP applications.  CodeReviewer 
provides its analysis capabilities via services, as well, to allow easy 
integration with the current development environment, e.g. CodeReviewer can be 
invoked on a class file from within ProjectBuilder through its services menu.

CodeReviewer allows multiple source code files to be analyzed at one time, and 
CodeReviewer can perform historical analysis on each of the files.  An entire 
project's source code can be loaded into CodeReviewer and analyzed by broad or 
fine statistical measures; CodeReviewer will then allow drill down visual 
analysis in terms of detailed code fragments.

Results of analyses can be stored for further analysis in other tools, or for 
later review in CodeReviewer.  CodeReviewer creates and reads .CodeReviewer 
documents, which can also be read by spreadsheets and a variety of other tools.  
CodeReviewer also exports the results of its analyses in a variety of other 
formats.

Software Services and Solutions, Inc., a consulting and product development 
firm, can be reached via email to sss@sss.com, phone to (203) 630-2000, or fax 
to (203) 630-2020.