OOP-DIFF is a file diff tool for software developer

Software developer

A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...

s. The tool understands the basic structure of a programming language or type of file. (C# and VB.NET, cascade style sheets so far). This makes comparing many refactoring

Refactoring

Code refactoring is "disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of code, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior", undertaken in order to improve some of the nonfunctional attributes of the software....

s or other codes changes much easier. The specific file parser is plugin

Plugin

In computing, a plug-in is a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application. If supported, plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application. For example, plug-ins are commonly used in web browsers to play video, scan for viruses, and display...

based so it can be updated to support most languages.

Features:

• Compares code sections by breaking-up the file by groups and methods. This allows matches where methods are reordered.
• Allows users to link sections manually. This allows comparing renamed sections.
• Ability to add, remove, paste lines and then re-compare section.
• Allows users to configure alternate diff tools which can be launched to compare the same file set.

External links

• OOP-DIFF Homepage