Tag Archives: rhetoric

You Got Your Web Browser in my Compiler!

I recently discovered that Microsoft’s VC++ compiler loads mshtml.dll – also known as Internet Explorer. The compiler does this whenever the /analyze option (requesting static code analysis) is used. I’m no compiler architecture expert, but a compiler that loads Internet … Continue reading

Posted in Code analysis, Investigative Reporting, Performance, Visual Studio, xperf | Tagged , , , | 84 Comments