====== SonarQube course outline ======

Sonarcube is a popular code quality and security analysis tool:


1. Introduction to SonarQube
   - [[products:ict:software_quality_assurance:sonarcube:what_is_sonarcube|What is SonarQube?]]
   - [[products:ict:software_quality_assurance:sonarcube:why_is_code_quality_important|Why is code quality important?]]
   - Overview of SonarQube features and capabilities

2. Installation and Configuration
   - System requirements and prerequisites
   - Downloading and installing SonarQube
   - Configuring SonarQube for different development environments
   - Setting up project analysis

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpjANAPF2Oo|
Sonarqube setup from scratch and Code analysis]]


3. Basic Usage and Project Setup
   - Creating a new SonarQube project
   - Analyzing code using SonarQube scanners
   - Understanding project dashboards and metrics
   - Managing project quality gates and thresholds

4. Code Quality Analysis
   - Static code analysis principles
   - Analyzing code quality issues and smells
   - Interpreting SonarQube quality and reliability ratings
   - Exploring code duplication and coverage reports

5. Security Analysis
   - Introduction to SonarQube's security analysis capabilities
   - Detecting and addressing common security vulnerabilities
   - Working with security rules and profiles
   - Analyzing and managing security hotspots

6. Integration and Continuous Inspection
   - Integrating SonarQube into popular IDEs
   - Integrating SonarQube with build systems (e.g., Maven, Gradle)
   - Setting up automated code analysis in CI/CD pipelines
   - Leveraging SonarQube as part of a continuous inspection workflow

7. Advanced Topics
   - Customizing SonarQube rules and profiles
   - Writing custom rules and plugins
   - Configuring quality gates and notifications
   - Managing SonarQube extensions and plugins

8. Best Practices and Troubleshooting
   - Best practices for effective code quality management
   - Troubleshooting common issues and error messages
   - Performance optimization and scalability considerations
   - Monitoring and maintaining SonarQube instances