FindBugs
FindBugs looks for bugs in Java programs. It can detect a variety of common coding mistakes, including thread synchronization problems, misuse of API methods, etc. It is written in the GJ dialect of Java, and will run on any Java VM compatible with Sun's JDK 1.4.0 or later. It includes both GUI (Swing) and commandline frontends.
| Tags | Software Development Quality Assurance |
|---|---|
| Licenses | LGPL |
| Operating Systems | OS Independent |
| Implementation | Java |
Recent releases
- 15 Apr 2005 16:07
Changes: Many bugfixes, features enhancements, and new bug detectors.
- 22 Dec 2004 10:57
Changes: This release has a better Eclipse plugin, several new bug detectors, and many new features and bugfixes.
- 13 Oct 2004 13:17
Changes: HTML output, new bug detectors, GUI enhancements, and many bugfixes.
- 07 Aug 2004 14:24
Changes: Several new bug detectors were added. Many bugfixes and feature enhancements were made.
- 24 Jun 2004 19:57
Changes: This release features better suppression of false warnings in many detectors. It significantly enhances the Eclipse plugin. There is a new bug detector to find string concatenation in a loop. There are also various other improvements and bugfixes.
