Flashline.com and Metamata, Inc. have partnered in an
effort to promote and improve the quality and efficiency of Java component
development.
Flashline, a software component marketplace vendor, will use Metamata
Metrics and Metamata Audit Enterprise testing tools in its newly formed quality assurance lab.
The quality assurance lab was created to help developers improve the
quality, design, performance, and efficiency of Java-component-based
projects.
Metamata’s style, design, code quality metrics and audit rules will be an
integral part of the testing services offered in Flashline’s lab, a
statement released by Flashline said. Testing for quality and design issues
during the initial stage of development is a critical procedure to maintain
that Java is coded in a uniform, standards-based manner.
Also, thoroughly
tested code is generally easier to maintain as the development process
progresses, and it increases the value and reliability of systems, the
statement further noted.
Metamata’s code structure analysis augments a series of other quality
assurance tests offered in Flashline’s lab. Such tests are designed to help
corporate and enterprise developers, and software vendors improve software
quality. Performance tests at the class and method levels are available to
check for bottlenecks, memory leaks and deadlocks.
The tools offer load and
performance tests for Enterprise JavaBeans to measure scalability and speed
to ensure the highest performance and reliability during server-side
component deployment.
Products developed in Flashline’s lab are used by such companies as
Amazon.com, Sun
Microsystems, Lucent Technologies, and the National Security Agency.
Metamata’s cross-platform tools for Java development are designed to
enhance productivity and quality in enterprise Java application development.
Metamata Audit qualitatively evaluates Java source code for style,
programming errors, and performance weaknesses against a set of standard
Java principles and coding practices. Metamata Metrics calculates
global complexity and quality metrics statically from Java source code,
helps organize code in a more structured manner, and facilitates the quality
assurance process.
In addition to being used in Flashline’s lab, Metamata Audit and Metamata
Metrics can be purchased in
Flashline’s software component marketplace.
Flashline.com markets itself as a resource to research, buy and sell
reusable JavaBeans, Enterprise JavaBeans, COM, and CORBA software
components.
Metamata provides cross-platform tools for Java development, with a focus
on enhancing productivity and quality in enterprise Java application
development.
