Analysis Tools
Dev tools
static analysis
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
4 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Design: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Comprehensive and useful list
From 1 comment
That is really comprehensive and useful, thank you.
raxxorrax on HN
Good idea for comparing tools
From 1 comment
It looks like those tools are sorted by votes, but some of them can analyze different languages, and votes are shared between their languages. For example, CodeScene, which…
esnard on HN
Objections
Votes are shared across languages, skewing rankings
From 2 comments
It looks like those tools are sorted by votes, but some of them can analyze different languages, and votes are shared between their languages. For example, CodeScene, which…
esnard on HNOh yeah, we realized that as well. What do you think about putting services for multiple languages into a separate group and exclude them from the votings for the individual…
omn1 on HN
Black is a formatter, not an analysis tool
From 1 comment
The glaring error right at the very first entry seems bad. Black is not an analysis tool, it's a code formatter.
boxed on HN
Unauthenticated voting can be gamed by bots
From 1 comment
Am I the only one worried about unauthenticated voting? I guess it'll become a major headache pretty quickly. Imagine people using bots to vote "up" on their favorite tools and…
giovannibonetti on HN
Requests
Filter by cost, license, and tool type
From 2 comments
This site could really use a filter option for cost of the product being mentioned.
KoenDG on HNYes, that's the next feature we're working on. You'll be able to filter by license, maintenance level, and type (commandline, service,...). Jakub is currently restructuring the…
omn1 on HN
Show which tools support SARIF
From 1 comment
It would be useful to list which tools support the SARIF standardized format (https://sarifweb.azurewebsites.net/).
dhekir on HN
Tag security-focused tools
From 1 comment
Great work! I think it would be helpful to tag static analyzer tools that are dedicated to security with a security tag (SAST tools like, Brakeman, Fortify SCA, Checkmarx CxSAST,…
tpool on HN
Questions
How to integrate these tools into CI
From 1 comment
How can I easily integrate all of them in my CI?
scott31 on HN
Where is the data store for the site
From 1 comment
I'm not familiar with Cloudflare Edge Workers, so sorry if this is an obvious question, but what kind of data store (database) can you use in a setup like this?
pqdbr on HN
Alternatives named
Phpstan and phpcs for PHP
From 1 comment
For real. Phpstan and phpcs for life.
DJBunnies on HN
Teamscale and CodeScene mentioned as tools listed
From 2 comments
Never heard of Teamscale before, yet it has a lot of votes in all its categories. Also one of those expensive ones.
KoenDG on HNIt looks like those tools are sorted by votes, but some of them can analyze different languages, and votes are shared between their languages. For example, CodeScene, which…
esnard on HN