Appendix D: Supporting tools

This section contains a list of tools that directly support adoption of the C++ Core Guidelines. This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of tools that are helpful in writing good C++ code. If a tool is designed specifically to support and links to the C++ Core Guidelines it is a candidate for inclusion.

Tools: Clang-tidy#

Clang-tidy has a set of rules that specifically enforce the C++ Core Guidelines. These rules are named in the pattern cppcoreguidelines-*.

Tools: CppCoreCheck#

The Microsoft compiler's C++ code analysis contains a set of rules specifically aimed at enforcement of the C++ Core Guidelines.