This repository builds standalone jdk.compiler artifacts (the Java code behind javac, etc.) that can be used just like other regular Maven dependencies. A typical way of using the Java Compiler API is ...

Have you ever thought of how tools like Checkstyle or FindBugs perform a static code analysis, or how Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like NetBeans or Eclipse execute quick code fixes or ...

In the world of IDE-based development, programmers can easily become detached from JDK and the underlying technology that makes their applications work. Here is a list of the five most useful Java ...

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I'm developing an IDE plugin for ErrorProne and after analysing sources from both error-prone and the IDE SDK, it looks like it's a little challenging to use error ...

A Java compiler is a program that takes the text file work of a developer and compiles it into a platform-independent Java file. Java compilers include the Java Programming Language Compiler (javac), ...