TICS Fact Sheet

The TICS framework is a layer on top of software quality data tools. This page displays all “out of the box” TICS functionality. Please inform the TICS support team in case you have a request for other languages of tools.

Supported Programming Languages and Tools

The following programming languages are supported out of the box by the TICS framework. Click on a language to see the tools that are supported for a language.

C	C++	C#	Dart
Go	Lua	Java	JavaScript
JSP	Kotlin	MATLAB	Objective-C
PL/SQL	Python	Scala	Simulink
Swift	TypeScript	VB.NET	XAML

Supported Tools for C back to top

Code Coverage	BullseyeCoverage	Bullseye
	Squish Coco	FrogLogic
	gcov/lcov	SourceForge
	Testwell CTC	Verifysoft
	PureCoverage	IBM
	C++Test	Parasoft
	VectorCAST	Vector Software
	TESSY	Hitex
Abstract Interpretation	Clang Static Analyzer	Clang project
	Coverity	Synopsys
	C++Test/BugDetective	Parasoft
	CodeSonar	GrammaTech
	Polyspace	MathWorks
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	Visual Studio	Microsoft
	GCC	GNU project
	Clang	LLVM Foundation
	Keil	Keil
	Tasking	Tasking
	MULTI	Green Hills Software
	CodeComposer	Texas Instruments
Coding Standards	TICSc/TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
	PC-Lint	Gimpel
	QA-C	Programming Research
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Clang Static Analyzer	Clang project
	Coverity	Synopsys
	C++Test/BugDetective	Parasoft
	Fortify	Micro Focus
	GCC	GNU project
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Dead Code	Cppcheck	SourceForge project

Supported Tools for C++ back to top

Code Coverage	BullseyeCoverage	Bullseye
	gcov/lcov	SourceForge
	Squish Coco	FrogLogic
	OpenCppCoverage	CodePlex
	Testwell CTC++	Verifysoft
	PureCoverage	IBM
	C++Test	Parasoft
	VectorCAST	Vector Software
	TESSY	Hitex
Abstract Interpretation	Clang Static Analyzer	Clang project
	Coverity	Synopsys
	C++Test/BugDetective	Parasoft
	CodeSonar	GrammaTech
	Polyspace	MathWorks
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	Visual Studio	Microsoft
	GCC	GNU project
	Clang	LLVM Foundation
	Keil	Keil
	Tasking	Tasking
	MULTI	Green Hills Software
	CodeComposer	Texas Instruments
Coding Standards	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
	C++Test	Parasoft
	PC-Lint	Gimpel
	QA-C++	Programming Research
	cpplint	Google
	ReSharper CLT	JetBrains
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Clang Static Analyzer	Clang project
	Coverity	Synopsys
	C++Test/BugDetective	Parasoft
	Fortify	Micro Focus
	GCC	GNU project
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Dead Code	Cppcheck	SourceForge project

Supported Tools for C# back to top

Code Coverage	dotCover	JetBrains
	NCover	NCover
	OpenCover	github
	Microsoft Code Coverage	Microsoft
Abstract Interpretation	dotTEST/BugDetective	Parasoft
Abstract Interpretation	Coverity	Synopsys
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	Visual Studio	Microsoft
Coding Standards	Roslyn	GitHub project "as you type" plugin in Visual Studio
	ReSharper CLT	JetBrains
	FxCop	Microsoft
	Code analysis in Visual Studio	Microsoft
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICSCil	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	dotTEST/BugDetective	Parasoft
	Fortify	Micro Focus
	Visual Studio	Microsoft
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for Dart back to top

Code Coverage	lcov	SourceForge
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for Go back to top

Code Coverage	cover	golang.org
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Coding Standards	Golint	GitHub project
Coding Standards	go vet	The Go Project
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for Lua back to top

Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Coding Standards	Luacheck	GitHub project
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Compiler Warnings	Luac	Lua compiler
Dead Code	Luacheck	GitHub project
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for Java back to top

Code Coverage	Jacoco	SourceForge project
Code Coverage	Cobertura	SourceForge project
Abstract Interpretation	Jtest/BugDetective	Parasoft
Abstract Interpretation	Coverity	Synopsys
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	javac	Oracle
Coding Standards	PMD	GitHub project with TIOBE custom rules
	CheckStyle	SourceForge project
	FindBugs	SourceForge project
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Coverity	Synopsys
	Fortify	Micro Focus
	Jtest/BugDetective	Parasoft
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for JavaScript back to top

Code Coverage	Istanbul	GitHub project
Code Coverage	Chutzpah	GitHub project
Abstract Interpretation	Coverity	Synopsys
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	TypeScript compiler	by Microsoft -- hosted on GitHub
Coding Standards	ESLint	GitHub project by Nicholas C. Zakas
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Coverity	Synopsys
Security	Fortify	Micro Focus

Supported Tools for JSP back to top

Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Coding Standards	Jtest/BugDetective	Parasoft
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for Kotlin back to top

Code Coverage	Jacoco	SourceForge project
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	Kotlin compiler	JetBrains
Coding Standards	detekt	GitHub project
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for MATLAB back to top

Code Coverage	MATLAB Profiler	MathWorks
Cyclomatic Complexity	mlint	MathWorks
Coding Standards	mlint	MathWorks
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	mlint	MathWorks
Dead Code	mlint	MathWorks

Supported Tools for Objective-C back to top

Code Coverage	gcov	SourceForge
Code Coverage	llvm-cov	Clang project
Abstract Interpretation	Coverity	Synopsys
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	Clang	Clang project
Coding Standards	OCLint	GitHub project
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Coverity	Synopsys
Security	Fortify	Micro Focus
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for PL/SQL back to top

Code Coverage	utPLSQL	GitHub project
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSsql	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Coding Standards	TICSsql	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Fortify	Micro Focus

Supported Tools for Python back to top

Code Coverage	Coverage.py	GitHub project by Gareth Rees and Ned Batchelder
Abstract Interpretation	Coverity	Synopsys
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	flake8	GitHub project
Coding Standards	Pylint	Pylint
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Coverity	Synopsys
Security	Fortify	Micro Focus
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for Scala back to top

Code Coverage	scct	GitHub project
Abstract Interpretation	Coverity	Synopsys
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	scalac	Scala Community
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Fortify	Micro Focus
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for Simulink back to top

Code Coverage	Simulink Verification and Validation	MathWorks
Abstract Interpretation	Simulink Model Advisor	MathWorks
Cyclomatic Complexity	Simulink Verification and Validation	MathWorks
Compiler Warnings	dSPACE TargetLink	dSPACE
Coding Standards	Simulink Model Advisor	MathWorks
Code Duplication	Simulink Model Advisor	MathWorks
Fan Out	Simulink	MathWorks
Dead Code	Simulink Model Advisor	MathWorks

Supported Tools for Swift back to top

Code Coverage	gcov	SourceForge
Abstract Interpretation	Coverity	Synopsys
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	Swift Compiler	Swift.org
Coding Standards	SwiftLint	GitHub project
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Fortify	Micro Focus
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for TypeScript back to top

Code Coverage	Istanbul	GitHub project
Code Coverage	Chutzpah	GitHub project
Abstract Interpretation	Coverity	Synopsys
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	TypeScript compiler	by Microsoft -- hosted on GitHub
Coding Standards	ESLint	GitHub project: Typescript-eslint
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Security	Coverity	Synopsys
Security	Fortify	Micro Focus
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for VB.NET back to top

Code Coverage	OpenCover	github
Abstract Interpretation	dotTEST/BugDetective	Parasoft
Cyclomatic Complexity	TICSpp	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Compiler Warnings	Visual Studio	Microsoft
Coding Standards	FxCop	Microsoft
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions
Fan Out	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Dead Code	TICS	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework

Supported Tools for XAML back to top

Coding Standards	TICSxaml	Part of TIOBE's TICS framework
Code Duplication	CPD	PMD project with TIOBE contributions