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32 lines
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<!DOCTYPE qhelp PUBLIC
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"-//Semmle//qhelp//EN"
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"qhelp.dtd">
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<qhelp>
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<overview>
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<p>
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A file that contains many lines that are similar to other code within the code base is
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problematic for the same reasons as a file that contains a lot of (exactly)
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duplicated code.
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</p>
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</overview>
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<include src="DuplicationProblems.inc.qhelp" />
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<recommendation>
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<p>
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Refactor similar code snippets by extracting common functionality into functions
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that can be reused across modules.
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</p>
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</recommendation>
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<references>
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<li>Wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplicate_code">Duplicate code</a>.</li>
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<li>M. Fowler, <em>Refactoring</em>. Addison-Wesley, 1999.</li>
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</references>
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</qhelp>
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