Detecting Programming Flaws in Student Submissions with Static Source Code Analysis

"Static code analyzer tools can detect several programming mistakes, that would lead to run-time errors. Such also violations of the conventions and guidelines given language. Thus, feedback provided by these be valuable for both students instructors in computer science education. In our paper, we evaluated over 5000 student submissions from last two years written C++ C# languages at Eotvos Lorand University Faculty Informatics (Budapest, Hungary), executing various static analyzers on them. From findings analyzers, highlight some most typical serious issues. Based results, argue include analysis automated assisted semi-automatic evaluating grading systems universities, as could increase quality assignments raise attention otherwise missed bugs other 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification. 68U99, 68Q55, 97Q70. 1998 CR Categories Descriptors. F.3.2 [Theory Computation]: Logics Meanings Programs – Semantics Programming Languages; D.3.4 [Software]: Languages Processors; K.3.2 [Computing Milieux]: Computers Education Computer Information Science Education. Key words phrases. analysis, C++, C#, submission, education, flaw."