March 09
Prof. Ismael H. F. Santos                                                                               2
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nCode analysis – PMD
nAutomatic code analysis is a useful way of improving code quality and encouraging good coding habits.
nCheckstyle runs a wide range of tests aimed at enforcing coding standards and best practices.
nPMD concentrates more on semantic errors and potential bugs.
nBoth can provide useful information, though you may have to fine-tune them (especially Checkstyle) to obtain only the errors meaningful for your project.
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