a Framework written in Java (plattform independent). It helps developers to find bugs or designerrors by showing the Objectreferences in an easy way. For Example during deep-Cloning of Objects in Java its very hard to test and proof the functionality of t
a development tool to help programmers adheres to a coding standard. It automates the process of checking code to spare humans of this boring (but important) task.
an open source framework for applications that intercept ntercepts ( JDBC )and optionally modify database statements. For JBoss, ATG, Orion, JOnAS, iPlanet, WebLogic, WebSphere, Resin and Tomcat.
blog entry about static code analyzers such as Checkstyle, PMD, FindBugs etc. and focuses on some of the issues that they spot in code. (PDM is great also for C++)
a framework, that helps to understand applications, object/data correlations and their impact. It analyzes and traverses objects and their references during the runtime of any Java application using reflection.
VisualVM is a visual tool integrating several commandline JDK tools and lightweight profiling capabilities. Designed for both production and development time use, it further enhances the capability of monitoring and performance analysis for the Java SE platform.
Glassbox is a troubleshooting agent for Java applications that automatically
diagnoses common problems.
Because Glassbox’s troubleshooting knowledge is built in, anyone can isolate a failing connection or a slow-running query instantly. You don’t need to analyze log files or graphs. Just one click, and Glassbox tells you in plain English what broke.
Very interesting debugging concept. But the guys might get a problem because of the name (is also a software company, jivesoft).
"What is JIVE?
JIVE is an interactive execution environment for Eclipse that supports a declarative and visual approach to debugging object-oriented software. It can also serve as a pedagogic tool for teaching object-oriented programming. JIVE extends Eclipse's Java debugging facilities with interactive visualization, query-based debugging, and reverse stepping."