Spotbugs
SpotBugs is FindBugs' successor. A tool for static analysis to look for bugs in Java code. (by spotbugs)
Sourcetrail
Sourcetrail - free and open-source interactive source explorer (by CoatiSoftware)
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| Spotbugs | Sourcetrail | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 46 | |
| 3,331 | 12,302 | |
| 1.4% | - | |
| 9.6 | 7.0 | |
| 2 days ago | over 2 years ago | |
| Java | C++ | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Spotbugs
Posts with mentions or reviews of Spotbugs.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-19.
- Primeiros passos no desenvolvimento Java em 2023: um guia particular
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Static Code Analyzer for JAVA development: any recommendations ??
SpotBugs is pretty good.
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Ask HN: What is a modern Java environment?
PMD, Spotbugs, Nullaway: Java linting/static analysis (https://pmd.github.io, https://spotbugs.github.io, https://github.com/uber/NullAway)
- What are some useful static analyzers for Java?
- Go CheckLocks Analyzer
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Is there a tool to track CVEs for the software that we use?
While at it you could also point them to static code analyzers such as error_prone, spotbugs and pmd (use all 3 at once - they complement each other in detecting different issues).
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SpotBugs supports SARIF that supports integration with other SAST tools
First, it's better to use SpotBugs 4.4.1 and above, that includes a fix to make SARIF report compatible with Github code scanning API requirements.
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Needing to run GUI application from java docker image
RUN wget https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs/releases/download/4.4.1/spotbugs-4.4.1.tgz
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Looking for a Static Code Analysis tool for Scala Code
If you don’t have checkmarx/Vera code money, have you looked at https://find-sec-bugs.github.io/? It can be used with a few things such as https://spotbugs.github.io/ and sonarQ
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An Incomplete List of Practical Security for Mortals
some good tools for general code analysis (Java): Sonarqube, PMD, SpotBugs
Sourcetrail
Posts with mentions or reviews of Sourcetrail.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-24.
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Ask HN: Anyone use a code to mindmap/flowchart tool?
I wish something existed in this space. I used Coati Software's Sourcetrail for a couple of years. Unfortunately it was discontinued. It was a wonderful piece of software that indexed a code repository, and exposed an interface to explore it interactively. At least for me, it significantly improved the understanding and legibility of code.
The code is in an archived state (https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail). Searching for the software on Google shows some screenshots.
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Ask HN: What would an IDE built for the Apple Vision Pro look like?
I think it might make large scale code visualization in a similar way to how SourceTrail does it more feasible: https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail
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How to quickly learn/understand the system architecture of any given application?
Sourcetrail: Free and open-source cross-platform source explorer https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail
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Tools/software for visualizing code structure/dependencies of large C project.
Yep souecetrail https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail
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Tools to understand a new code base
I've used https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail in the past for some bits of the legacy code project I'm on. I also use vim and cscope for day to day navigation but it's harder to get a big picture with those alone.
- Is there a site or extension where to learn C++ by doing, learning more visually?
- “Zoom Out”: The missing feature of IDEs
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Tools for Building Symbol Tables from A Source Code File
Sourcetrail?
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A Byfrost Indexer Update-A Graphing Demo
Does it strive to do what Sourcetrail used to ?
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How to understand a c++ project
You could always try using Sourcetrail. Unfortunately the open source project is now archived but it should still help you get insights into your code.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Spotbugs and Sourcetrail you can also consider the following projects:
SonarQube - Continuous Inspection
PMD - An extensible multilanguage static code analyzer.
FindBugs - The new home of the FindBugs project
Checkstyle - Checkstyle is a development tool to help programmers write Java code that adheres to a coding standard. By default it supports the Google Java Style Guide and Sun Code Conventions, but is highly configurable. It can be invoked with an ANT task and a command line program.
infer - A static analyzer for Java, C, C++, and Objective-C
Error Prone - Catch common Java mistakes as compile-time errors
Gource - software version control visualization
SonarJava - :coffee: SonarSource Static Analyzer for Java Code Quality and Security
code2flow - Pretty good call graphs for dynamic languages