From: Stuart Golodetz on
Sjouke Burry wrote:
> Bert wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Are there any good tools for comparing two C# solutions?
>>
>> Let's say I have several c# projects in a solution. Let's call that
>> solution the reference solution.
>>
>> I make a copy of the reference solution. I add some code in various
>> projects. I change some code in
>> various projects. I delete some projects. I add new projects and end
>> up with a new solution.
>>
>> Now I want to compare the reference solution with the new solution and
>> have a tool report to me which
>> changes have occured.
>>
>> Are there any good tools for this?
>>
>> I am also looking for a tool which will do the same thing for projects
>> coded in C.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
> Yep. Your brain.

:) Your brain's actually not the ultimate tool for doing a diff. If
spotting changes using just your mind was trivial, no-one would play
those "spot the difference" picture games. I know pictures and source
code aren't the same, but nevertheless.

To the OP: Tom Shelton's suggestion is a good one - use version control.
Subversion (SVN) isn't too hard to get started with. If you're on
Windows, the easiest way I've come across is to just install VisualSVN
Server. It's free, and can be found here:

http://www.visualsvn.com/server/

Cheers,
Stu
From: Nick Keighley on
On 2 July, 20:22, Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulf...(a)ppllaanneett.nnll>
wrote:
> Bert wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> > Are there any good tools for comparing two C# solutions?
>
> > Let's say I have several c# projects in a solution. Let's call that solution
> > the reference solution.
>
> > I make a copy of the reference solution. I add some code in various
> > projects. I change some code in
> > various projects. I delete some projects. I add new projects and end up with
> > a new solution.
>
> > Now I want to compare the reference solution with the new solution and have
> > a tool report to me which
> > changes have occured.
>
> > Are there any good tools for this?
>
> > I am also looking for a tool which will do the same thing for projects coded
> > in C.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> Yep. Your brain.

doesn't scale well