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VS Code extension idea - Need your feedback 🙏️

Hey guys,

I am working on a VS Code extension called SemanticDiff that generates programming language aware diffs. The basic idea is to filter out style-only changes so that code diffs become less noisy. Like when you reformat code and git thinks you have completely rewritten the file.

I want to go a step further and add some more advanced features for which I would like to get the feedback of my fellow indiehackers. The extension isn't available for download yet, but you can try out the online demo at https://semanticdiff.com/#demo.

It would be great if you could try out the demo and give some feedback, especially on the following questions:

  • Would you change how moved code blocks are displayed?
  • What types of refactorings should be detected (their visibility would be togglable)?
  • How should style changes be handled when they are near actual modifications - hide or show them?

Thanks!

on November 17, 2022