ndepend : The .NET Code Quality and Security Tool

• As a static analyzer, NDepend is likely to identify numerous issues that impact your codebase. Halting work to address all these issues for weeks would be highly unproductive.
• This is precisely why NDepend suggests to focus on progress since a baseline snapshot of your code base. The tool estimates the technical debt delta since the baseline.
• The tool highlights recent code smells, vulnerabilities, and regressions that should be fixed before committing to source control—this is even more critical when working with GenAI code.
• As a result, the Code Quality remains under control with no substantial upfront investment.

• A Quality Gate is a code quality criterion that must be enforced before releasing and eventually, before committing to source control.
• A dozen of default Quality Gates are continuously checking measures such as overall Code Coverage by tests or Technical Debt added since baseline.
• With NDepend, a Quality Gate is a C# LINQ query easy to customize and create. This unique approach offers the required level of flexibility to enforce what really matters for your organization.

Because a picture is worth a thousand words, NDepend — the industry leader solution for code visualization and navigation — offers several unique ways to explore and understand your code:

    

• Developer time is priceless—and NDepend is lightning fast. Web reports are generated in seconds, while other tools can take minutes or even hours.
• With every compilation, your overall technical debt is instantly updated in the IDE or in a side-by-side app—no slowdowns, no waiting.
• New issues and regressions are flagged immediately, so developers can tackle them while the context is fresh and work stays smooth.

• Code maintainability improves, directly boosting team productivity. Over time, developers internalize best practices, sharpen their skills, and write better code naturally.
• Architects gain foresight into the impact of code changes, enabling the right decisions early.
• With 360° code insights—powered by NDepend rules, Roslyn Analyzer and R# Code Inspection, teams continuously deliver higher-quality secure code, both in the IDE and across DevOps pipelines.
• This clarity also empowers executives to manage costs and risks effectively, providing actionable insights into the development trends and metrics that matter most.

• Issues generated by any Roslyn Analyzer or Resharper Code Inspection can be imported in the NDepend model.
• This means that all aspects of .NET Code Quality and Security can be monitored through NDepend.
• When comparing against a baseline, NDepend detects which Roslyn Analyzer or Code Inspection issue is new, unresolved or fixed since the baseline.
• Use the NDepend Quality Gates feature to stop the build if some Roslyn Analyzers failure conditions are met. See an NDepend report importing Roslyn Analyzer here.