PMD
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What both publish
| Fact | PMD | QuickDup |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | PMD requires Java 8 or above and is distributed as a ZIP archive containing PMD and CPD. | The README provides installer commands for Linux and macOS, a PowerShell installer for Windows, and installation from source with Go. |
| Languages | PMD focuses mainly on Java and Apex and supports 16 other languages, including JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, and XML. | The README lists comment-prefix support for languages including Go, C/C++, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Python, Ruby, SQL, Lua, and others. |
| License | The project identifies its license as BSD-style. | QuickDup is released under the MIT License. |
| Purpose | PMD is an extensible cross-language static code analyzer that finds common programming flaws. | QuickDup is a structural code clone detector that finds duplicate code patterns using indent-delta fingerprinting and is designed to generate candidates for AI-assisted code review. |
PMD plans
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Pick PMD if…
PMD suits developers and teams who want static checks across supported languages, custom rules, and duplicate-code detection. It can fit command-line, build-tool, and CI workflows, provided the required Java version is available.
Pick QuickDup if…
QuickDup suits developers and teams looking for repository-wide duplicate-code candidates, including those using GitHub Actions. It is aimed at workflows where an AI agent and a human reviewer verify the results.