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sloglint – enforce consistent log/slog code style

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

sloglint checks Go code using log/slog for consistent logging style, covering messages, arguments, keys, context use and custom functions.

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godoc-lint – linter for consistent Go documentation

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

godoc-lint checks Go documentation against consistent comment practices, with configurable rules and integration with Golangci-lint.

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goconst – find repeated literals that could be constants

October 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

goconst finds repeated string and numeric literals in Go source code that could be replaced by constants, with flexible filtering and output options.

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exhaustive – check exhaustiveness of Go switch statements

September 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

exhaustive checks Go switch statements and map literals for missing enum cases, helping developers catch incomplete handling during static analysis.

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5 Best Free and Open Source Verilog Linter Tools

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Discover the best Verilog and SystemVerilog linting tools for static analysis, code quality, and HDL development.

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Vulnerability Detection

Pharos – static binary analysis framework

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Pharos is a static binary analysis framework with tools for API analysis, C++ object recovery, function hashing and YARA signature generation.

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Best Free and Open Source Scala Linter Tools

September 18, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Discover useful free and open source linters for Scala that help find errors, enforce coding standards, and improve code quality.

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WartRemover – flexible Scala code linter

September 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

WartRemover is a flexible Scala linter that uses compiler plugins and configurable warts to reject unsafe, surprising or undesirable code.

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perl-lsp – language server for Perl

September 14, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

perl-lsp is a Perl language server with type inference, completion, navigation, refactoring, diagnostics and command-line analysis tools.

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Scapegoat – static code analysis for Scala

September 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Scapegoat is a Scala static code analyser that flags bugs, questionable constructs and style problems through configurable compiler inspections.

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Scalafix – refactoring and linting tool for Scala

September 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Scalafix is a Scala refactoring and linting tool with syntactic and semantic rules for checking, rewriting and modernising source code.

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Zarn – static security analysis for Perl applications

September 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Zarn is a lightweight Perl static security analysis tool using AST inspection and taint tracking to identify possible vulnerabilities.

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checkglobals – R package that performs static analysis of R source code dependencies

June 26, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

checkglobals is an R package that performs static analysis of R source code dependencies.

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PHPCompatibility – coding standard for PHP_CodeSniffer

June 23, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

PHPCompatibility is a coding standard for PHP_CodeSniffer that helps developers check PHP source code for cross-version compatibility.

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PHPArkitect – define architectural rules as executable PHP code

June 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

PHPArkitect is a command line tool for PHP projects that lets developers define architectural rules as executable PHP code.

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Deptrac – static code analysis tool for PHP projects

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Deptrac is a static code analysis tool for PHP projects that helps developers define, communicate, and enforce architectural rules.

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Phan – static analyzer for PHP

June 21, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Phan is a static analyzer for PHP designed to find problems in code without executing it.

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flowR – sophisticated, static dataflow analyzer

April 5, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

flowR is a sophisticated static analysis framework for the R programming language.

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