The author was recently interviewed on the C++ podcast about static analysis, which he has been working on for over a year. He discussed how his experience in finance led him to develop an interest in finding ways to automate productivity gains through code analysis. However, he noted that C++ tooling is more complex than other languages due to its compilation and parsing complexities. The author highlighted the challenges of static analysis, including path explosion, which makes it difficult to track exponentially increasing possible states. He emphasized the importance of understanding why issues exist and providing knowledge to avoid writing problematic code in the first place. The author also discussed how Sonar tools fit into this landscape, offering a range of solutions including SonarLint, SonarQube, and SonarCloud, which provide real-time feedback and automated analysis for C++ projects. Recently released Automatic Analysis for C++, allows users to set up C++ analysis with minimal configuration, making it more accessible to developers.