<p>New report from CAST shows Java EE application frameworks can greatly improve quality, but carry risks if implemented without proper oversight</p><p>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAST (Euronext:CAS), a world leader in software analysis and measurement, today released the latest update to their CRASH Global Benchmark report, which applies advanced analytics to the world's largest repository of structural data to identify the application development practices that improve or damage enterprise software quality.</p><p>"Frameworks were introduced to build extensible, secure, and predictable applications. IT executives still have a lot of opportunity on the table to improve development productivity and predictability by implementing a Java EE-based framework."</p><p>Based on an analysis of 152 million lines of code, in 496 applications submitted by 88 organizations across six global industry groups, CAST's big data analysis found that Java EE applications built without frameworks have lower structural quality overall meaning they are more prone to failure and costly to maintain than apps built using frameworks such as Hibernate, Spring, and Struts. Applications built using a combination of technologies, specifically Java EE/C and Java EE/C++, suffered the lowest quality scores.</p><p><a href="http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130410006010/en/Software-analysis/static-analysis/code-analysis">Keep reading...</a></p>