I still remember the days when writing tests wasn’t a common practice. Untested code used to work in production, until something went wrong. Eventually, the idea that code should be tested to ensure that changes didn’t break anything became widespread.
Interestingly, testing didn’t catch on simultaneously in all languages and platforms, but spread gradually. Tool makers transferred good practices from one area to another.
I see something similar happening with static code analysis. In some areas, it’s more common and even required by law, while in others it’s not yet fully adopted. However, surveys and statistics show that about half of developers use static analysis, and this number is growing. In 2021 it was about 40%.
