Duplicate code is one of the most pungent code smells. A rule that is often used is to re-structure code once it is
duplicated in three or more places.
Common duplication problems, and corresponding solutions are:
65% of this comment could be valid code. Did you maybe forget this after debugging?
Sometimes obsolete code just ends up commented out instead of removed. In this case it is better to remove the code once you have
checked you do not need it.
The code might also have been commented out for debugging purposes. In this case it is vital that
someone uncomments it again or your project may behave in very unexpected ways in production.
This check looks for comments that seem to be mostly valid code and reports them.
This code seems to be duplicated across your project.
Duplicated code is one of the most pungent code smells. If you need to duplicate
the same code in three or more different places, we strongly encourage you to
look into extracting the code into a single class or operation.
You can also find more detailed suggestions in the “Code” section of your repository.
Sometimes obsolete code just ends up commented out instead of removed. In this case it is better to remove the code once you have checked you do not need it.
The code might also have been commented out for debugging purposes. In this case it is vital that someone uncomments it again or your project may behave in very unexpected ways in production.
This check looks for comments that seem to be mostly valid code and reports them.