"One of the problems with code quality tools is that they tend to overwhelm developers with problems that aren't really problems -- that is, false positives. When false positives occur, developers learn to ignore the output of the tool or abandon it altogether. The creators of FindBugs, David Hovemeyer and William Pugh, were sensitive to this issue and strove to reduce the number of false positives they report. Unlike other static analysis tools, FindBugs doesn't focus on style or formatting; it specifically tries to find real bugs or potential performance problems."
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