WinSAG: Windows GUI for Simian (& other tools)
Recently one of my peers inherited some legacy code from an Israel team. It had around 800 C/C++ language files and 30 ASM files. The task for my peer was to somehow make sense out of it and port that to an embedded environment with a big size restriction. The size of the code had to be reduced by at least 40%. Just to get him started on that, I thought of developing a new tool that could find the code duplicates. A quick Google search revealed the excellent Simian. Since, it met all our needs, my colleague has decided to buy a license to the tool and use it for his needs.
I spent a day trying out all it’s options. They have a neat ANT task, as well as an Eclipse plugin for Java developers, while nothing for any of the VisualStudio.NET IDEs! There is a command line tool though, thankfully. I put together a small GUI front end for this tool. Check it out if you are interested. Note that this tool was put together in a very short time and so didn’t go through any proper testing & I don’t intend to put it through one, in the near future. I have used this in my house for 2 days now and it hasn’t crashed yet.
This tool is in public domain and totally free. You can do whatever you want to with the source, though a line of credit will be nice. A post card or an email will be appreciated too. You cannot hold me responsible for any damage caused by this tool or the source code 
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Microsoft India is hosting a development contest
Microsoft Windows Mobile Application Development Contest
Contest Launch: Aug 03, 2004
Contest Dates: Sep 01, 2004 – Nov 30, 2004
If you are a mobile developer, this is a great opportunity to showcase your product
http://www.microsoft.com/india/windows/mobile/contest/windows4mobile/
