From: Matt Hargett (mattuse.net)
Date: Mon Jun 28 2004 - 03:56:32 CDT

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dave wrote:
> Really the bugs I'd look for in Java are logic errors, but my talk
> focused on being able to use public tools to do custom source analysis,
> and here's one of those tools.
>
> http://freshmeat.net/projects/lint4j/?branch_id=46555&release_id=165263
>
> *About:*
> Lint4j is a static Java source code analyzer that detects locking and
> threading issues, performance and scalability problems, and checks
> complex contracts such as Java serialization by performing type, data
> flow, and lock graph analysis.

Does it still require a fair amount of putting special comment tags for
it to provide any kind of accuracy? Last time I looked at it, it did.
There's nothing wrong with that, of course -- PC-Lint requires a fair
amount of training before one really starts to get value out of it.

Logic errors are a worthwhile thing to look for in my opinion, also.

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