Below, is a list of tools for running automated inspections (static and dynamic analysis) for the Java platform:

• PMD - verify code is adhering to the project’s coding standards
• CheckStyle - verify code is adhering to the project’s coding standards
• CPD - Copy Paste Detector (part of PMD project)
• Simian - Similarity Analyzer
• JDepend - Object-oriented metrics for determining robustness of the architecture
• JavaNCSS - tool for measuring cyclomatic complexity
• SourceMonitor - tool for measuring cyclomatic complexity and general code metrics
• Metrics - Eclipse plugin for gathering many types of code metrics
• Coverlipse - code coverage tool for Eclipse
• JDepend4Eclipse - JDepend plugin for Eclipse
• Cobertura - Code Coverage tool
• FindBugs - code metrics and analysis tool. Provides more advanced metrics than the “average” static analysis tools such as security warnings, etc.

In chapter 7, Continuous Inspection, we cover the practices, tools and techniques for discovering potential defects in your software.

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