What is the best eclipse plugin for detecting code smell/flaws in Java?

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Best eclipse plugin for detecting code smell/flaws in Java	Price	Last Updated
-- JDepend	-	Sep 15, 2021
-- PMD	-	Apr 30, 2016
-- JDEodorant	-	Apr 30, 2016
-- FindBug	-	Apr 30, 2016

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JDepend

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Free and open Source

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PMD

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Can be enabled Project-wise

Some plugins, don't enable you to add project specific settings for what errors/flaws should be detected. PMD allows this. See More

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No quick - fix option for detected errors

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JDEodorant

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User-friendly

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Bad performance on large projects

Performance on large objects is not very good. It's pretty slow and doesn't use memory and CPU power efficiently. See More

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Can identify five kinds of smells

JDEodorant can identify up to five kind of smells: Feature Envy, Type Checking, Long Method, God Class and Duplicated Code. See More

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FindBug

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What is the best eclipse plugin for detecting code smell/flaws in Java?

4 Options Considered

JDepend

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My Recommendation for JDepend

Free and open Source

PMD

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My Recommendation for PMD

Can be enabled Project-wise

No quick - fix option for detected errors

JDEodorant

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My Recommendation for JDEodorant

User-friendly

Bad performance on large projects

Can identify five kinds of smells

FindBug

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My Recommendation for FindBug

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