1. A method comprising: modifying code for a development project within a compiler to produce one or more modifications to obfuscate a portion of the code as part of compilation of the code, including: obtaining an obfuscation description having directives that define the modifications, the modifications designed to enable one or more of: heap execution verification, or encryption of the code; and producing the modifications by applying the obfuscation description to intermediate code that combines the code for the development project with code to implement the directives, the obfuscation description configured to designate portions of the code to obfuscate and modifications to make to the one or more portions; and generating by the compiler a compiled version of the code having the modifications produced within the compiler to obfuscate the portion of code.