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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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[–] Jayjader@jlai.lu 24 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Are you aware of sonarqube?

It does the complexity and best practices parts of your list, and can be plugged into continuous delivery systems. Jetbrains' IDEs have a free plugin that will run it locally, and I would be surprised if similar integrations didn't exist for (neo)vim, vs-code, etc.

It's pretty decent at explaining why it considers a chunk of code to be problematic, and can even propose quick fixes as if it were an LSP.

You can also flag issues it finds as "intended/deemed non-fixable by the dev(s)".

[–] YUART@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Hi, hmm, I think that's almost the tool I had in mind. So if sonarqube exists, I guess there is no need for another tool in the same area. Thanks for sharing

[–] entwine@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Just because a product exists already doesn't mean there isn't opportunity for a competitor! You could try competing on price, maybe offer a more generous free tier which can help you get more sign ups. Maybe make it free for self-hosting, but you make money offering it as a service as most devs probably won't bother.

Sonarqube proved there's a market for this type of product already, which is the hardest part!

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