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  • J Jim Crafton

    Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

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    Pete OHanlon
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    Sounds cool. I can see it having some benefit if you were trying to perform analytics on it, e.g. comparing KLOCS I/L to KLOCS of code and manipulating down to the individual method level.

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    • J Jim Crafton

      Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

      ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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      Nagy Vilmos
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      I can't remember his name, but there's this guy who does loads of 3D stuff, always posting links here... :laugh:


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      • N Nagy Vilmos

        I can't remember his name, but there's this guy who does loads of 3D stuff, always posting links here... :laugh:


        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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        Jim Crafton
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        No, not him, he's a complete nut job, always going on and on about this 3D crap. No, there's got to be something else... :rolleyes:

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        • N Nagy Vilmos

          I can't remember his name, but there's this guy who does loads of 3D stuff, always posting links here... :laugh:


          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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          Pete OHanlon
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          Nagy Vilmos wrote:

          I can't remember his name, but there's this guy who does loads of 3D stuff

          I think it's Ethel Crudacre.

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          • J Jim Crafton

            No, not him, he's a complete nut job, always going on and on about this 3D crap. No, there's got to be something else... :rolleyes:

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            Pete OHanlon
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            Jim Crafton wrote:

            No, not him, he's a complete nut job

            Ah, so it is Ethel Crudacre.

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            • P Pete OHanlon

              Jim Crafton wrote:

              No, not him, he's a complete nut job

              Ah, so it is Ethel Crudacre.

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              :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:


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              • J Jim Crafton

                Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

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                Chris Meech
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                I've worked with some stuff that did code path analysis and produced 2D charts showing where source code could be folded and refactored. Not sure what third dimension could be used for. A sales guy for the product used to say, "I've never met a GOTO that couldn't be replaced". :)

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                • J Jim Crafton

                  Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

                  ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                  Rutvik Dave
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                  Jim Crafton wrote:

                  3D result

                  You mean.... 'Works' , 'Doent Work' and 'Works for Me!'

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                  • J Jim Crafton

                    Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

                    ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                    Single Step Debugger
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                    You can create a 3D model of a shit yourself. This will be the 3D output from most of the analyzed code anyway.

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                      You can create a 3D model of a shit yourself. This will be the 3D output from most of the analyzed code anyway.

                      There is only one Ashley Judd and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                      Pete OHanlon
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                      Speak for your own code mate. Some of us produce diamonds. ;P

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                      • J Jim Crafton

                        Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

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                        GParkings
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                        what would the 3 axis represent? Memory usage, cpu time, clock time? or i suppose you could start with a 2D UML diagram and then simply extrude out a shape on the 3rd axis by a single variable, such as a class diagram with height of class blocks determined by lines of code (which in turn could be 'displaced' by lines of code in each method).

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                        • J Jim Crafton

                          Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

                          ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                          If this is for artistic design, which might be cool (maybe only to us programmers), I think its worth doing. For general pattern discovery or novelty detection of sorts, the 3D representation may be independent of your main goal of actually discovering knowledge about your source code. The knowledge discovered could be presented in 3D, but what type of knowledge do you seek?

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                          • J Jim Crafton

                            Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

                            ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                            Bassam Abdul Baki
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                            A Google search on "3D code metrics" brings up A Solar System Metaphor for 3D Visualisation of Object Oriented Software Metrics[^] as the first hit.

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                            • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                              A Google search on "3D code metrics" brings up A Solar System Metaphor for 3D Visualisation of Object Oriented Software Metrics[^] as the first hit.

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                              Pete OHanlon
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                              Catchy title.

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                              • P Pete OHanlon

                                Catchy title.

                                Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                                Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                Yes, all that's missing is blondes in there, and they'd have a trifecta.

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                                  Yes, all that's missing is blondes in there, and they'd have a trifecta.

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                                  Pete OHanlon
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                                  I've just finished reading it. It's actually very interesting. I'd like to see the prototype that they've developed.

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                                  • P Pete OHanlon

                                    I've just finished reading it. It's actually very interesting. I'd like to see the prototype that they've developed.

                                    Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                                    Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                    I skimmed it. It was interesting, but I have no need for one at the moment. Thanks for the heads up on the Supernova.

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                                    • P Pete OHanlon

                                      Speak for your own code mate. Some of us produce diamonds. ;P

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                                      You would have been perfect if you weren’t so humble. :-D

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                                      • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                                        I skimmed it. It was interesting, but I have no need for one at the moment. Thanks for the heads up on the Supernova.

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                                        Pete OHanlon
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                                        No problem. If the cloud shifts here, I'll be out looking for it.

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                                        • J Jim Crafton

                                          Anyone ever seen (or written themselves) a program that analyzes some source code (doesn't matter what language) and then produces some sort of 3D result? I'm not sure what the result would actually be but I would suspect that some interesting patterns would show up. I'm looking for something like this and was just curious if anyone else has thought of this.

                                          ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                                          Dr Walt Fair PE
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                                          I sometimes print out my code, especially when it was for homework, and then put the pages in a pile and staple them together to maintain the sort order. That also makes it 3D and I can then do an analysis without looking at the screen.

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