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Auditing legacy code for refactoring targets involves identifying commented-out code, backward compatibility shims, and deprecated patterns. This Skill categorizes these outdated elements within your codebase, helping development teams pinpoint specific areas requiring cleanup and modernization during quarterly reviews.

A dead code audit calculates a compliance score based on the volume and severity of findings like unreachable code and unused variables. This scoring mechanism quantifies your codebase's health, providing a measurable baseline for tracking code quality improvements over time.

You can use this dead code auditor on any software engineering project by running it against your project directory. It requires no external dependencies, applying linters and pattern matching to analyze your code structure regardless of the specific framework.

The best way to identify unused assets and unreachable functions during refactoring is through pattern matching and lint analysis. This Skill examines import statements, variable usage, and commented sections to accurately detect and categorize unused functions within legacy codebases.