Java static code analysis tools such as Checkstyle, FindBugs and others can parse your code to identify potential problems. Java developers should make code analysis a key part of the development ...

For developers interested in getting started with static analysis of Java code, the Checkstyle plugin for Eclipse is a good place to start. The installation is seamless, the configuration is easy and ...

Static application security testing (SAST) is the most cost-effective way to secure code. It’s implemented during the software development life cycle, so developers and stakeholders know of security ...

For static analysis tools, more sophisticated examples tend to follow and build-in a similar approach to compiler toolsets by building in dependency-based incremental analysis capabilities.

Static code analysis and bug detection are integral to modern software engineering, providing a systematic approach to identify defects and security vulnerabilities without executing the code.

Qodana integrates into CI/CD pipelines and with JetBrains IDEs and uses static code analysis to flag code quality, security, and performance issues.

Facebook has open sourced Infer, a static analysis tool for C, Java and Objective-C.

There are common aspects to static analysis for C and C++ compared to Java but there are differences as well.

Technology Editor Bill Wong explains why static code analysis and CGM are something to use regularly.