Static Code Analysis Glossary

A dictionary of commonly used tools and terminology by developers related to static code analysis and linting.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

B

Boolean blindness

C

Code Smells

Code Smells are an indicator of code that might be hard to read, maintain or evolve, rather that things that ...

Contrived complexity

Cyclomatic Complexity

D

Data Clump

Downcasting

Duplicated code

E

Excessive comments

Excessively long identifiers

Excessively long line of code

Excessively short identifiers

Excessive return of data

Excessive use of literals

F

Feature envy

G

God line

God object

I

Inappropriate intimacy

L

Large class

Lazy Class

Long method

O

Object orgy

Orphan Variable

R

Reek

Reek is a static analysis tool that focuses on high-level code smells in Ruby classes, modules and methods.

Refused bequest

Rubocop

RuboCop is a code style checker/linter and code formatter for Ruby based on the Ruby Style Guide://rubystyle....