Ha, you're completely right. I've been brought in on several occasions to help my clients decide on which static code analysis tool to use after an evaluation p

Ha, you're completely right. I've been brought in on several occasions to help my clients decide on which static code analysis tool to use after an evaluation period and I've encountered these situations too. But it helps if it's an outside consultant evaluating the product and not the developers themselves. Through the years I've learned how to talk with developers about their bugs and how to help them get better in preventing it. It helps that I've been a developer for years too so I know where they're coming from and how they sometimes tend to get all defensive.