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:
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This check looks for multiple assignments in successive lines of code. It will report an issue if the operators are not in a straight line.
To visualize
will produce issues in the first and second line, while this second example
will produce no issues.