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FindBugs Plug-in 
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Rating: 8.4 (15 Votes) | hits: 2
FindBugs Plug-in

Version: 0.8.6
Support Eclipse Version: 3.x
License: Free LGPL
Development Status: Production/Stable
Company: tobject.de
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FindBugs is a program to find bugs in Java programs. It looks for instances of "bug patterns" - code instances that are likely to be errors. The FindBugs distribution consists of a stand-alone Java application and an ANT task. In order to find bugs, you have to use either of them. Developers using the Eclipse platform must leave their environment and start either of the above mentioned programs in order to check their code for bugs. This is quite annyoing and decreases the acceptance for a tool like FindBugs. The FindBugs plug-in is a plug-in for Eclipse. It seamlessly integrates FindBugs into the Eclipse platform. A bug check is performed when the user save or compile their code. This way, they gain immediate feedback on the code they just wrote.
Added on: 04-Mar-2004 | Updated: 06-Jan-2005




Last 9 Comments

User: AnonymousRating: 92008-07-02 14:55:53
one of the best static analysis tools


User: AnonymousRating: 92008-06-26 06:35:13
Rocks!


User: AnonymousRating: 102008-05-13 10:43:55
Great!


User: AnonymousRating: 72007-10-25 17:03:39
Extremely useful tool


User: AnonymousRating: 92007-10-15 08:20:24
Its a very nice tool. It can be effectively used to write better code.


User: AnonymousRating: 82006-11-17 14:10:55
Amazing tool! Cold be a little more integrated to work more like the rest of the problem finders and update after the file is saved...


User: AnonymousRating: 82005-01-16 16:50:05
A very useful plugin that has caught bugs for me on several projects. Its well worth using it.


User: AnonymousRating: 42004-10-26 10:31:45
Very slow and buggy.


User: AnonymousRating: 102004-03-05 11:14:53
Findbugs is a brilliant static analysis tool with its roots in academic work.  And it's free and actively maintained.

I'm really happy to see someone stepped up and made an eclipse plugin that hooks up to it.  Thanks for the work.