in reply to Module for Approximate File Comparison
how similar are the two files
For whatever definition of "similar".
Does changing the formatting or the character-encoding of the file, make your file less similar? By adding or deleting the word "not" in a sentence, the file only becomes a little less "similar" but its meaning changes drastically.
I think that without a very clear definition of "similarity" your percentage will be meaningless.
CountZero
A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James
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