Static Code Analysis is a method of analyzing the source code of programs without running them.
It can discover formatting problems, null pointer dereferencing, and other simple scenarios.
So, let’s jump into it.
>> Introduction to Code Quality Metrics
An overall look on some of the critical defects detected by static analysis tools.
>> Java Static Analysis Tools
How to integrate three widely used static analysis tools with Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA.
>> PMD
In this quick article, we introduce PMD – a flexible and highly configurable tool focused on static analysis of Java code
>> Cobertura
Here, we show how to use Cobertura for calculating code coverage in a Java project.
>> FindBugs
This time, focusing on FindBugs.
>> Jacoco
In this article, we see how to make use of JaCoCo Maven plugin for generating code coverage reports for Java projects.