Coverity, a provider of static analysis and development testing tools, has announced the hire of a key Microsoft C# developer, Eric Lippert, as architect in the Coverity research and development organisation.
Prior to Coverity, Lippert spent the past 16 years at Microsoft where he worked on the company’s C# compiler service project as a principal developer on the C# compiler team. Lippert is also a strong voice in the development community as a prolific blogger on C# and other development topics.
At Coverity, Lippert will expand the company’s research and expertise in C# and will lead a team dedicated to improving Coverity’s analysis in support of the C# compiler. Lippert begins work with Coverity in January 2013.
“Eric brings a wealth of experience and insight to our research and innovation initiatives,” said Andreas Kuehlmann, senior vice president of research and development at Coverity, in a statement. “His deep history and expertise with C# will allow Coverity to further expand our static analysis capabilities in this area and others. Eric’s contributions will be integral to Coverity’s ongoing leadership in development testing and we look forward to working more closely with the C# development community as this language continues on its path of rapid adoption.”
During his tenure as a principal developer for the C# compiler team at Microsoft, Lippert gained vast technical insight into opportunities for statically analysing C# code. Lippert worked on the design and implementation of VBScript, JScript, Windows Script Host and Visual Studio Tools for Office, as well as served on the ECMA committee that standardised the JavaScript language.
“As an expert on the design and implementation of static analysers for C# code – because, after all, that’s what the compiler is! – the opportunity to work in downtown Seattle on a small team to improve the C# analysis product was too good to pass up,” Lippert said in his post. And so here I am, continuing to try to improve the tools available for C# programmers.”
Lippert is the author of a popular blog, which was featured on the Microsoft Development Network (MSDN) for the past nine years. Eric has also contributed to a number of technical online outlets on development topics and is the author of several books on programming.
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