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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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    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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      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.

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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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        • B Bassam Abdul Baki

          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.

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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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                  • P Pete OHanlon

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

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                    Storm blade
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                    You really should see a doctor if you're THAT constipated...

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                      You really should see a doctor if you're THAT constipated...

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                      Steve Mayfield
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                      it takes a boatload of pressure to turn carbon based nuggets into diamonds :rolleyes:

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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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                        I wish I had some of that modelling skill, even at the price of being considered crazy. The way it is, I can write good 3D code and nobody really gives a damn because my models look too tacky :)

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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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                          Andy Brummer
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                          Are there really any good 3D visualizations out there for much of anything? I'm not sure we are all that good at processing 3D data. I can't really think of anything that isn't more than 2D with perspective. If there is, then I'm sure you can find something on Visual Complexity[^], or http://www.visualizing.org/[^]

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                            Are there really any good 3D visualizations out there for much of anything? I'm not sure we are all that good at processing 3D data. I can't really think of anything that isn't more than 2D with perspective. If there is, then I'm sure you can find something on Visual Complexity[^], or http://www.visualizing.org/[^]

                            Curvature of the Mind now with 3D

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                            Jim Crafton
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                            Probably not. I was necessarily thinking practically. See my latest post [^]- is that something you might be interested in?

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                              I wish I had some of that modelling skill, even at the price of being considered crazy. The way it is, I can write good 3D code and nobody really gives a damn because my models look too tacky :)

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                              Jim Crafton
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                              Well you can always write code that created stuff procedurally? That's what Houdini is good for. Check out this post[^] That's something that would be done procedurally, with 3D code. Would that interest you?

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                                it takes a boatload of pressure to turn carbon based nuggets into diamonds :rolleyes:

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                                Jim Crafton
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                                Hence the suggestion to see a doctor! The poor guy could end up exploding his frontal lobes from the sheer strain of trying to pass a 24ct nugget!

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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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                                  kware
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                                  I definitely think it would be worth doing! I've had the idea myself and even plan on doing it myself. but since I don't know when that will be, I think it would be great if someone else were to do it.

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                                  • A Andy Brummer

                                    Are there really any good 3D visualizations out there for much of anything? I'm not sure we are all that good at processing 3D data. I can't really think of anything that isn't more than 2D with perspective. If there is, then I'm sure you can find something on Visual Complexity[^], or http://www.visualizing.org/[^]

                                    Curvature of the Mind now with 3D

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                                    Jonathan C Dickinson
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                                    Clearly you haven't seen AudioGL[^]. It's unrelated, but it does demonstrate that 3D can be better, if done in a clever way.

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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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                                      all_in_flames
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                                      This may not be technically exactly like what you described, but it is in the same vein: 'Tilt' Firefox plugin[^] I tried it out, it's pretty neat. Helps to visualize the layers of markup containers and elements in the DOM of a particular webpage. Cheers!

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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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                                        Stefan_Lang
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                                        I can see it right in front of me: the app analyzes a program full of bugs and renders it in 3D like a scene from Starship Troopers. Now, if I can have a 3D version of Denise Richards helping me shoo... err fix the bugs, that would be :cool: At the very least it would be a great improvement to Clippy ;)

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                                        • P Pete OHanlon

                                          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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                                          BrainiacV
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                                          Yeah, the code should look like those images from the movie 'Hackers' ! Lemmee fire up my Flight Simulator and take a drive around it... :laugh:

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