Features

• Offers reports on duplicated code
  Duplicate code
  Duplicate code is a computer programming term for a sequence of source code that occurs more than once, either within a program or across different programs owned or maintained by the same entity. Duplicate code is generally considered undesirable for a number of reasons...
  
  , coding standards
  Programming style
  Programming style is a set of rules or guidelines used when writing the source code for a computer program. It is often claimed that following a particular programming style will help programmers to read and understand source code conforming to the style, and help to avoid introducing errors.A...
  
  , unit tests, code coverage
  Code coverage
  Code coverage is a measure used in software testing. It describes the degree to which the source code of a program has been tested. It is a form of testing that inspects the code directly and is therefore a form of white box testing....
  
  , complex code
  Cyclomatic complexity
  Cyclomatic complexity is a software metric . It was developed by Thomas J. McCabe, Sr. in 1976 and is used to indicate the complexity of a program. It directly measures the number of linearly independent paths through a program's source code...
  
  , potential bugs
  Defensive programming
  Defensive programming is a form of defensive design intended to ensure the continuing function of a piece of software in spite of unforeseeable usage of said software. The idea can be viewed as reducing or eliminating the prospect of Murphy's Law having effect...
  
  , comments
  Comment (computer programming)
  In computer programming, a comment is a programming language construct used to embed programmer-readable annotations in the source code of a computer program. Those annotations are potentially significant to programmers but typically ignorable to compilers and interpreters. Comments are usually...
  
   and design and architecture
  Software design
  Software design is a process of problem solving and planning for a software solution. After the purpose and specifications of software are determined, software developers will design or employ designers to develop a plan for a solution...
  
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• Primary supported language is Java
  Java (programming language)
  Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
  
  . Other languages are supported with extensions. Today, several open source and commercial extensions can cover the languages C, PHP , Flex, Groovy, JavaScript, PL / SQL, COBOL and Visual Basic 6.
• It integrates with Maven
  Apache Maven
  Maven is a build automation and software comprehension tool. While primarily used for Java programming, it can also be used to build and manage projects written in C#, Ruby, Scala, and other languages. Maven serves a similar purpose to the Apache Ant tool, but it is based on different concepts and...
  
  , Ant
  Apache Ant
  Apache Ant is a software tool for automating software build processes. It is similar to Make but is implemented using the Java language, requires the Java platform, and is best suited to building Java projects....
  
   and continuous integration
  Continuous integration
  In software engineering, continuous integration implements continuous processes of applying quality control — small pieces of effort, applied frequently...
  
   tools (Atlassian Bamboo
  Bamboo (software)
  Bamboo is a continuous integration server from Atlassian, the makers of JIRA, Confluence and Crowd.Bamboo is free for philanthropic and open-source projects. Commercial organizations are charged based on the number of build agents needed...
  
  , Jenkins
  Jenkins (software)
  Jenkins, previously known as Hudson, is an open source continuous integration tool written in Java. The project renamed itself after a dispute with Oracle who claims the right to trademark the Hudson name and has applied for such a trademark as of December 2010...
  
  , Hudson
  Hudson (software)
  Hudson is a continuous integration tool written in Java, which runs in a servlet container, such as Apache Tomcat or the GlassFish application server. It supports SCM tools including CVS, Subversion, Git and Clearcase and can execute Apache Ant and Apache Maven based projects, as well as arbitrary...
  
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• Expandable with the use of plugins.
• Design and Architecture Metrics.
• Implements SQALE
  SQALE
  SQALE is a method to support the evaluation of a software application source code. It is a generic method, independent of the language and source code analysis tools, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license...
  
   methodology.

Reception

External links

• Live Sonar instance
• Sonar Plugin Library
• Sonar IDE Integration
• SonarSource : The Sonar Company
• Sonar Tool Presentation