NilAway by Uber
Shares rank 8 of 12 static analyzers by recommenders
Gives feedback right away on nil-related issues, though it does not force you to document the intent behind parameters and fields.
Gives feedback right away on nil-related issues, though it does not force you to document the intent behind parameters and fields.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Gives feedback right away
“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”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “Excessive nil pointer checks in Go” Used at work by a team
“At work we use Uber’s NillAway, so that helps bit.”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “Go's Sweet 16”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Does not force documenting parameter intent
“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”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “Excessive nil pointer checks in Go”
Other static analyzers people recommend
The four most recommended other static analyzers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zizmor | 19 | 1 | 95% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Semgrep | 14 | 10 | 58% | 7 | — | — |
| clang-tidy | 14 | 4 | 78% | 6 | — | Approved |
| PHPStan | 11 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| NilAway by UberThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This does exist, actually.”
“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”
“At work we use Uber’s NillAway, so that helps bit.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.