Code assessment tool scans your source code and identifies potential issues to address when upgrading between versions of .NET or .NET Core. Credit: Shutterstock Microsoft has enhanced its .NET Upgrade Assistant, a tool that helps developers upgrade from the .NET Framework to .NET 8 or between .NET Core versions, with code assessment features. The .NET Upgrade Assistant is available as a Visual Studio extension or as a command-line tool, now includes a code assessment tool that scans your solution at the source code level, Microsoft said in a bulletin on June 25. The code assessment identifies potential issues and dependencies that could pose a challenge during the upgrade process. A dashboard presents an overview of issues across the entire solution, categorizes issues by severity, and provides an estimate of the effort required to remediate each issue. Issues can provide exact locations within source code where issues were detected, making it easier to troubleshoot and fix dependencies. Developers can jump to a line that requires attention, address issues, and mark them as fixed. Links to documentation, best practices, and community discussions also are provided. Developers who install the Visual Studio extension, can analyze applications within the IDE. Users of the command-line tool can open a terminal window and navigate to the directory that contains a project sought for analysis. Both the command-line tool and the Visual Studio extension enable developers to save results of an analysis in various formats, so the report can be shared with others. Related content analysis Beyond the usual suspects: 5 fresh data science tools to try today The mid-month report includes quick tips for easier Python installation, a new VS Code-like IDE just for Python and R users, and five newer data science tools you won't want to miss. By Serdar Yegulalp Jul 12, 2024 2 mins Python Programming Languages Software Development analysis Generative AI won’t fix cloud migration You’ve probably heard how generative AI will solve all cloud migration problems. It’s not that simple. Generative AI could actually make it harder and more costly. By David Linthicum Jul 12, 2024 5 mins Generative AI Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing news HR professionals trust AI recommendations HireVue survey finds 73% of HR professionals trust AI to make candidate recommendations, while 75% of workers are opposed to AI making hiring decisions. By Paul Krill Jul 11, 2024 3 mins Technology Industry Careers how-to Safety off: Programming in Rust with `unsafe` What does it mean to write unsafe code in Rust, and what can you do (and not do) with the 'unsafe' keyword? The facts may surprise you. By Serdar Yegulalp Jul 11, 2024 8 mins Rust Programming Languages Software Development Resources Videos