Comments on: Metric of the Month: Duplicate Code http://hackerboss.com/metric-of-the-month-duplicate-code/ Developing software and managing development teams. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:15:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Ira Baxterhttp://hackerboss.com/metric-of-the-month-duplicate-code/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Ira Baxter Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:36:30 +0000 http://hackerboss.com/?p=1613#comment-1111 See http://www.semanticdesigns.com/Products/Clone/ for a tool that detects duplicate code in spite of format changes, minor editing, inserted statements, etc, using full language parsers to guide the analysis process. It works for a wide variety of languages. See website for sample reports of clone detection applied to different source applications in different languages. See http://www.semanticdesigns.com/Products/Clone/ for a tool that detects duplicate code in spite of format changes, minor editing, inserted statements, etc,
using full language parsers to guide the analysis process. It works for a wide variety of languages. See website for sample reports of clone detection applied to different source applications in different languages.

]]> By: Ville Laurikarihttp://hackerboss.com/metric-of-the-month-duplicate-code/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Ville Laurikari Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:10:38 +0000 http://hackerboss.com/?p=1613#comment-932 Working with legacy code is annoying. Eliminating duplication rarely bites you, though. What bites you is fixing a bug but forgetting to fix in the the other three places...If you work a lot with legacy code, you may find <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Working-Effectively-Legacy-Michael-Feathers/dp/0131177052" rel="nofollow">Working Effectively with Legacy Code</a> interesting. Working with legacy code is annoying. Eliminating duplication rarely bites you, though. What bites you is fixing a bug but forgetting to fix in the the other three places…

If you work a lot with legacy code, you may find Working Effectively with Legacy Code interesting.

]]> By: kiran putturhttp://hackerboss.com/metric-of-the-month-duplicate-code/comment-page-1/#comment-930 kiran puttur Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:55:38 +0000 http://hackerboss.com/?p=1613#comment-930 Well thats true, I do find duplicate code all the time, but very afraid to take it off from production code sometimes.... if its too old. Not tried simian but will give it a shot Well thats true, I do find duplicate code all the time, but very afraid to take it off from production code sometimes…. if its too old. Not tried simian but will give it a shot

]]> By: Ville Laurikarihttp://hackerboss.com/metric-of-the-month-duplicate-code/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Ville Laurikari Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:34:30 +0000 http://hackerboss.com/?p=1613#comment-905 Simon, thanks - I know what you mean. I do hope you can find the time to keep Simian updated in the future. It's a great tool. Simon, thanks – I know what you mean. I do hope you can find the time to keep Simian updated in the future. It’s a great tool.

]]> By: Simon Harrishttp://hackerboss.com/metric-of-the-month-duplicate-code/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Simon Harris Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:14:19 +0000 http://hackerboss.com/?p=1613#comment-904 For the past 2.5 years I've been distracted by family matters but I have some updates to Simian in the works :) For the past 2.5 years I’ve been distracted by family matters but I have some updates to Simian in the works :)

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