PMD
PMD is a Java source code analyzer. It finds unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and more. It includes CPD, a tool to detect chunks of identical code.
| Tags | Software Development Quality Assurance |
|---|---|
| Licenses | BSD Original |
| Operating Systems | OS Independent |
| Implementation | Java |
Recent releases
- 09 Feb 2009 08:40
Changes: This release includes bugfixes to existing rules, the new AvoidThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException rule in strictexception.xml, and the new android.xml ruleset for new rules specific to the Android platform.
- 01 Sep 2008 00:22
Changes: This release fixes a few bugs in the 4.2.2 version, but does not introduce major changes.
- 12 Apr 2008 01:28
Changes: This release fixes a few bugs but does not introduce major changes. The refactoring effort that will lead to PMD 5.0 has been started on the main trunk.
- 20 Jul 2007 10:24
Changes: Changes over 3.9 include 10 new rules, Java 1.5 language specification used by default, better XPath performance, better memory usage, and a slew of bugfixes.
- 23 Jun 2007 19:38
Changes: Nine new rules were added. XPath rule speedups were made. Memory usage was improved. A slew of bugs were fixed. PMD is now written using Java 1.5 features.
