Is there a file diff tool that allows for exceptions?
- by Kevin
We currently use Beyond Compare 3.0 and I am quite pleased with it. However, it would be great if I could easily specify an exclusion for a specific one-time case. This is needed when I am doing a code review of some refactoring. For instance:
Old code
doSomething(ConstantsInterface.FOOBAR);
New code:
doSomething(BetterEnumeration.FOOBAR);
In this case, I have hundreds of changes that I am reviewing that are essentially all the same exact change and I just want to see the exceptions. It would be great if I could easily specify an exception that indicates these two cases are equal. I know of a way to do it in the grammar, but it is tedious and cumbersome in the case where there are ten or so exceptions.
Any other tips?