# NilAway by Uber

6 Hacker News commenters recommended NilAway by Uber and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Gives feedback right away on nil-related issues, though it does not force you to document the intent behind parameters and fields.

## Why people recommend it

- Gives feedback right away (1 comments): "That makes nilaway a decent tool to get feedback right away, but it doesn't force you to document the intention behind parameters and fields" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48622612))
- Used at work by a team (1 comments): "At work we use Uber’s NillAway, so that helps bit." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45933477))

## What people warn about

- Does not force documenting parameter intent (1 comments): "That makes nilaway a decent tool to get feedback right away, but it doesn't force you to document the intention behind parameters and fields" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48622612))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [zizmor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zizmor.md): 19 recommend
- [Semgrep](https://hackerapproved.com/p/semgrep.md): 14 recommend
- [clang-tidy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clang-tidy.md): 14 recommend
- [PHPStan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/phpstan.md): 11 recommend
- [SonarQube](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sonarqube.md): 10 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "NilAway by Uber", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nilaway/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).