Synopsis
Achieve higher levels of Software Quality with Sonar Take full advantage of the Sonar platform and its visual components to track code quality and defects Create step by step software quality profiles that match your needs. Real world examples that use Sonar efficiently to assess quality and improve Java code. In Detail Sonar is an open source platform used by development teams to manage source code quality. Sonar has been developed with this main objective in mind: make code quality management accessible to everyone with minimal effort. As such, Sonar provides code analyzers, reporting tools, manual reviews, defect-hunting modules, and Time Machine as core functionalities. It also comes with a plugin mechanism enabling the community to extend the functionality, making Sonar the one-stop-shop for source code quality by addressing not only the developer s requirements, but also the manager's needs. The "Sonar Code Quality Testing Essentials" book will help you understand the different factors that define code quality and how to improve your own or your team's code using Sonar. You will learn to use Sonar effectively and explore the quality of your source code in the following axes: Coding Standards Documentation and Comments Potential Bugs and Defects. Unit Testing Coverage Design and Complexity Through practical examples, you will customize Sonar components and widgets to identify areas where your source code is lacking. The book goes down to proposing good practices and common solutions that you can put to use to improve such code. You will start with installing and setting up a Sonar server and performing your first project analysis. Then you will go through the process of creating a custom and balanced quality profile exploring all Sonar components through practical examples. After reading the book, you will be able to analyze any project using Sonar and know how to read and evaluate quality metrics.
About the Author
Charalampos S. Arapidis Charalampos Arapidis is a Senior Software Engineer located in Athens, Greece specializing in J2EE application design and implementation. His other notable interests include data-mining/visualization techniques and tuning continuous integrated environments. From a very early age, Charalampos showed particular interest in advanced Mathematics and software development and has been honored twice at the Panhellenic Mathematical Contest for providing prototype and innovative solutions. He graduated in Computer and Software Engineering from the Polytechnic school of the Aristotle University. After graduation he dynamically entered the enterprise field where he helped his organization make the transition from legacy client server ERP and CRM applications to full stack J2EE with JSF implementations all in a streamlined and integrated development environment. The development of the Proteus Web Document Management System for the Greek Public Sector and his solutions to Kallikratis - the largest data integration project ever conceived in the later years of Greece's public sector - are two of his most recognizable achievements nationwide. Charalampos currently works at Siemens Enterprise Communications as a Senior Software Applications Engineer, designing and implementing Unified Communications software at multinational level. When not working, he enjoys blogging, playing the classical guitar, and composing music, exploring new ways to translate polynomial equations to sound.
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