Java language with its strong typing is well suitable for static code analysis.
There is variety of tools for early bugs and flaws detection through automated code checking. I mention three open source tools that any java programmer should give a try:
- PMD
- CheckStyle
- FindBugs
All tools have set of flaw detection rules. Every one has some strengths and weaknesses - all three are complementary to each other. I suggest you to run every of it and look at the different kind of flaws they explore. with default rules. It's possible of course to define own set of rules suitable for your needs. I've tried to install eclipse plugins for those tools - only PMD runs without problems. Maybe I should refresh my Eclipse 3.1 installation. PMD has a "copy and paste" duplication detection tool- but somehow it is not working with some characters in UTF-8 encoding. I hope it would be fixed - it's really useful tool.
So install code checkers - and view reports of your code. You can be surprised. It gives the opportunity to chop off the heads of some simple but nasty bugs.
There is variety of tools for early bugs and flaws detection through automated code checking. I mention three open source tools that any java programmer should give a try:
- PMD
- CheckStyle
- FindBugs
All tools have set of flaw detection rules. Every one has some strengths and weaknesses - all three are complementary to each other. I suggest you to run every of it and look at the different kind of flaws they explore. with default rules. It's possible of course to define own set of rules suitable for your needs. I've tried to install eclipse plugins for those tools - only PMD runs without problems. Maybe I should refresh my Eclipse 3.1 installation. PMD has a "copy and paste" duplication detection tool- but somehow it is not working with some characters in UTF-8 encoding. I hope it would be fixed - it's really useful tool.
So install code checkers - and view reports of your code. You can be surprised. It gives the opportunity to chop off the heads of some simple but nasty bugs.
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