Fernando L.

Software Engineering Specialist

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/26/2017

"Best tool to keep code standards"

5/5

What do you like best about Checkstyle?

I really enjoy having Checkstyle plugins for Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEs, so my team will use always the same standard and submit code with high readability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkstyle?

Sometimes I have to turn Checkstyle off adding comments because I use a plugin that would break Maven build if there are issues. Maybe there could be a better way of doing that, but probably there should be some changes in the plugin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Checkstyle:

Best tool to keep coding standards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Checkstyle solving and how is that benefiting you?

I solving the issue of having the code with a single standard. Usually, developers have their own style of writing code, but Checkstyle helps to enforce a single style for the whole team.

The main benefit is to have a coding standard which improves the readability of the code. Since the code is much more read than write, I believe this helps a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.