Which are the important tools to test the quality of your codes?

Question

This question popped-up to my mind when I was debugging one of my Java code. Just wanna know about what tools you use to check:
- the Quality.
- the Clarity.
- the Presentation...of your code(s) and how?

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Answer 1

There is a tool called code metrics in Visual Studio which evaluates your overall code quality. Not really in terms of presentation or clarity though. Code metrics include maintainability index, cyclomatic complexity, class coupling, depth of inheritance and lines of code.

Answer 2

In terms of the clarity & presentation, I'm not aware of any automated tools. I've found that another perspective is the most useful. Either another person, or yourself after enough time has passed that not everything is still in your head. If they/you can still follow the flow, good! Otherwise, might be time for an edit.

In terms of raw execution performance, such tools are more available. Memory profilers, execution time breakdowns, etc are out there. But on human readability, it's hard to beat another human who doesn't think the same way as you.

Answer 3

@Dayve can you post link to profile of Nima J? Lots of people talk about him but I don't notice any of his/her activity.

Answer 4

Thanks

Answer 5

@dayve do you know hacking

Answer 6

w3School has a validation site for web pages