Java code checker

["R Sean Eidemiller" <mojo () halcyon cc>]

Hi, all!

I just wanted to point out a new static code checker for Java that I
discovered this morning on the IBM developerWorks site.  It's called
FindBugs and apparently it's pretty cool, though I've yet to try it
myself.  Here's the URL...

http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/index.html

And the article...

http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-findbug1/

Has anyone out there had a chance to play with it?  And if so, what have
your experiences been?  Additionally, how does FindBugs compare to other
freely available code checkers for Java (Jlint, for example)?

Thanks!

-Sean