Add a tool that looks for repeated code
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pjs
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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- 776
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Description
I was answering some programming questions on KA and noticed that some students have large blocks of repeated code. It would be cool if there was a tool that could recognize this and help students DRY.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by surveying the live editor's analysis and tooling code to determine where student code could be inspected; clarify the repeated-code definition, user feedback, and completion criteria before implementing anything.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100