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What is a code audit, and what are its benefits for
developers, a team leader, and your business?

2. What is a code audit?
To quote a perfect explanation from Wikipedia, “code audit is a comprehensive
analysis of source code in a programming project with the intent of discovering
bugs, security breaches or violations of programming conventions.”

3. Code audit vs. code review
Code review is contained within one team—the developers review
each other's code, and they focus only on one specific part.
A code audit always concerns the whole project and is
performed by a person outside of the team.

4. When can you benefit from a code audit?
Before introducing your product to the market
After inheriting legacy code
Before you invest in a project
Whenever you feel your product is suboptimal

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The benefits of a code audit, from a developers’ point of
view

6. The more people see your code, the better. If your product has undergone a
comprehensive check-up, chances are any potential bugs and vulnerabilities
will be found pre-release and you can fix them stress-free.
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7. It’s extremely rare that the very same team of developers works on the same
product from start to finish. Coworkers might change, sometimes an
outsourced team or two might join the efforts, and the total number of
developers might be scaled up or down. Additionally, every part of the source
code is written by different people with different skills and competences.
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8. That’s why it’s advisable to perform an audit each time you get source code
that you haven’t worked with before (for example, we usually run an internal
audit on the code we receive from a client before we start working on it). It will
help you assess the scope of your work, the general quality, and
maintainability.

9. An audit will help you avoid technical debt. “That’s a problem for future me” is
not a good approach when it comes to software development.
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The benefits of a code audit, from a team leader's point
of view

11. Performing a code audit yourself or at least participating in it will give you an
overview of the whole project. Usually, team leaders don’t see the code on a
daily basis, so an audit will help them get acquainted with the present state of
the project, its structure, and its functionalities.

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The benefits of a code audit, from a business
perspective

13. An audit helps prove that your program is ready to be launched and
introduced to your clients and customers. Malfunctions or security breaches
might potentially cost you a lot of money—and your reputation.
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14. An up-to-date, fresh and technologically relevant project is more attractive
for developers. High-quality code will attract high-quality talents!
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15. Audited code helps simplify and streamline the development process, which
in turn means work can progress faster with fewer blockers.
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