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Some large Java projects can take a long time to compile. For example, 20 minutes or more. Obviously, on a project of that size you don’t want a build failing 18 minutes into it for a missing semicolon.
Will utilities like findbugs or other tools catch compilation errors for you without having to invest the time in compiling?
Thanks in advance either way
Steve
I would use an IDE. This will show you errors in lines as you type them and even offer auto-fixes for them. They also support incremental compilation so only the files effected by a change need to be re-compiled.
AFAIK Most IDEs support ant and maven builds.