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Would you use a service that automatically identifies refactoring opportunities in your code? (feddit.org)
submitted 1 month ago by YUART@feddit.org to c/programming@programming.dev
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Hey,

I’m exploring the idea of a webpage where you can paste a function (or a block of code) in any programming language, and it outputs a list of specific, actionable refactoring suggestions - things like:

  • Unnecessary complexity
  • Poor naming conventions
  • Duplicated logic
  • Violations of language-specific best practices
  • Readability issues

The goal is to help developers quickly spot areas for improvement and make their code cleaner, more maintainable, and easier to understand.

Questions for you:

  • Would you use such a tool? Why or why not?
  • What features would make it important for you? (e.g., integration with GitHub, support for obscure languages, explanations for each suggestion, etc.)
  • Are you ready to pay for a tool like this (for example, paying for access to advanced checks or being able to tune checks for your programming style)?
  • Are there existing tools you love (or hate) that do something similar?
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[–] achacon@lile.cl 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@YUART yes too, i thibk will be hard to hace another tab just for that purpose. And for refactoring you must know what refactor, I mean, I know when a name is no the best or the code was repeated or a code produce a n+1 problem, so when I ask for refactor to an LLM I make a specific query and not just: refactor it

[–] YUART@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

That's true, and that's a hard part. I have some ideas on how to solve that problem, but I can't prove anything because this is the first time I'm working on a helper like that one.

That's also the reason why I decided to ask people - there is no point in engaging in complex problem-solving, like for that tool, to only find out that no one actually needs it