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I am currently considering the gumtree algorithm which is described in [1]. It is able to detect code moves, updates. There is also a java implementation of gumtree. It supports C++ via srcML, however this seems to be quite incomplete and buggy. The algorithm consists of a top down and a bottom up traversal of the AST that result in a...

My original idea was to write a semantic diff tool that just does some simple things up front: create an MD5 from all top level blocks of the code. Start by just finding matching blocks of code ('{' and '}', '(' and ')') and remember the source locations for these and their MD5 values. Run a normal diff on the code and see what blocks the diffs fall into. Then try

Hello, I have been learning Rails for several weeks now. I am working through Michael Hartl''s tutorial and other various things. My question is basically regarding what type of environment to do my development in. First, some background: I have used different linux distros on and off throughout the years, so it was easy and familiar for me to set up my desktop computer with Mint and