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Lightning-Fast, Powerful SAST: Achieve Code Security as Quickly as Linting

Original Post: powerful SAST as fast as linting

The content discusses the importance of making Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools as easy to use as linters to enhance software security and reliability. It highlights the challenges developers face with complex SAST tools and advocates for early incorporation of SAST in the development cycle, similar to how linters are used.

The article introduces Semgrep, a fast SAST tool traditionally used via CLI or CI/CD, and its new VS Code Extension, which aims to simplify the use of SAST tools. This extension allows developers to see security issues in real-time as they code, just like with linters. It offers instant scanning and customizable rules, improving security checks across entire organizations.

The extension is built on the Language Server Protocol, making it adaptable to various editors beyond VS Code. This development aims to integrate security practices early in coding, reducing the need for post-development fixes.

The content encourages checking out the Semgrep VS Code Extension on the Visual Studio Marketplace and offers support through GitHub and Semgrep’s Community Slack.

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