You have to use IntelliJ which you might have x reasons not to.

Micro metrics only, you can get the big picture.

You can fix violations by applying refactoring, it gives you a better alternative DeepScan provides a plugin which enables you to see bugs and quality issues on the fly in your IntelliJ and WebStorm.

The feedback is real time, and in place, it’s a better way to learn programming.

Maven, you can’t live with it can’t live without it.

The feedback is not real time, I have to wait for x minutes to get the report.

Offline review, reviewer can write comments from browser.

Visibility, everybody can see what’s going on, there is no way to hide bad code.

Hot spots, it’s a good tool to analysis legacy code, you know where should you start fixing.

Time machine, you can see the trend over time, are we getting better or worse?.

CI integration by triggering a build failure, you can’t ignore Sonar’s opinions.

Complexity / method, you can get a overall sense of the code quality of the whole code base You can use Sonar or IntelliJ IDEA to write better Java code. To be successful and outpace the competition, you need a software development partner that excels in exactly the type of digital projects you are now faced with accelerating, and in the most cost effective and optimized way possible. Upon review, you'll either find there is no threat or you need to apply a fix to secure the code.Choosing a Global Software Development Partner to Accelerate Your Digital Strategy

Security Hotspots – SonarQube highlights security-sensitive pieces of code that need to be reviewed.

Issues – SonarQube raises issues whenever a piece of your code breaks a coding rule, whether it's an error that will break your code (bug), a point in your code open to attack (vulnerability), or a maintainability issue (code smell).

As a developer, you focus on maintaining high standards and taking responsibility specifically in the New Code you're working on.

Clean as You Code – Clean as You Code is an approach to code quality that eliminates a lot of the challenges that come with traditional approaches.

Quality Gate – The Quality Gate lets you know if your project is ready for production.

SonarLint – SonarLint is a companion product that works in your editor giving immediate feedback so you can catch and fix issues before they get to the repository.

SonarQube gives you the tools you need to write clean and safe code:

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