Code clone analysis is a new feature available in Visual Studio 11 (and currently available in the Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview) that allows for identification of similar code sections. These ...

Most source code files hosted on GitHub are actually clones of previously created files, according to a recent study conducted by a joint team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine, ...

In today’s competitive market and economy, developers need every tool they can get to increase productivity, reduce cost and lower maintenance while ensuring proper execution in production. One of the ...

Developer security firm warns that Copilot and other AI-powered coding assistants may replicate security vulnerabilities already present in the user’s codebase. GitHub’s AI-powered coding assistant, ...