Python3.0 has more duplication in source code than Python2.5

[Gabriel Genellina]

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Terry <terry.yinzhe at gmail.com> wrote:

>> I have made the same analysis to some commercial source code, the
>> dup60 rate is quite often significantly larger than 15%.

En Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:10:12 -0200, Henry Read <henryar2 at gmail.com>  
escribió:

> I don't think code duplication rate has strong relationship towards code
> quality.

Not directly; but large chunks of identical code repeated in many places  
aren't a good sign. I'd question myself if all of them are equally tested?  
What if someone fixes a bug - will the change be propagated everywhere?  
Should the code be refactored?


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Gabriel Genellina