This document discusses SonarQube, a tool for continuous code inspection. It begins with an overview of static code analysis and its benefits for organizations. It then covers quality gates and rules for inspection, integration with CI/CD pipelines, and IDE plugins. Static code analysis examines source code to find patterns that could impact security, reliability or maintainability. Quality gates help highlight critical areas for improvement and gauge technical debt over time. SonarQube allows for continuous inspection across multiple languages and frameworks.