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Code and values that have no effect can be detected by suitable static analysis.
Related Guidelines
| ISO/IEC TR 24772:2013 | Unspecified Functionality [BVQ] Likely Incorrect Expressions [KOA] Dead and Deactivated Code [XYQ] |
| MISRA 2004 | Rule 2.4 |
| MITRE CWE | CWE-561, Dead code |
Bibliography
| [Fortify 2006] | Code Quality, "Dead Code" |
| [Coverity 2007] | Coverity Prevent User's Manual (3.3.0) |
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