As mentioned in previous blog and bulletin board posts, we’re in the final weeks of testing a new update to FxCop. This is a very significant update and I thought I’d post some information on what to expect in the release. No more locks...

Two common questions we often get are: Can I write my own rules for FxCop and customize existing rules? Can I integrate FxCop into visual studio and can I jump to the location in my source of the item that FxCop flags as an error? That's why...

For the (real) inaugural post, Michael Fanning explains why some shipped Microsoft managed assemblies have fxcop violations, a very good question. It's also a good insight into how we use FxCop internally at MS. -----Original Message----- From:...

Hello and welcome to the FxCop Team Blog! One of our team resolutions for this year (besides just trying to be generally nicer people) is to start an FxCop blog so here it is! Our goal is a single URL where we serve up tips and information about the FxCop...