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PMD scans Java source code and looks for potential problems like:

    * Possible bugs - empty try/catch/finally/switch statements
    * Dead code - unused local variables, parameters and private methods
    * Suboptimal code - wasteful String/StringBuffer usage
    * Overcomplicated expressions - unnecessary if statements, for loops
      that could be while loops
    * Duplicate code - copied/pasted code means copied/pasted bugs