# Dead code analysis in Daml?

**URL:** <https://forum.canton.network/t/dead-code-analysis-in-daml/6983>\
**Category:** App Development\
**Created:** [December 14, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dead-code-analysis-in-daml/6983 "2023-12-14T09:44:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/luciano/32/319_2.png) [@Luciano](https://forum.canton.network/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dead-code-analysis-in-daml/6983/1 "2023-12-14T09:44:14Z")

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Does the Daml compiler have any support for dead code analysis? Can I get warnings somehow?

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**Author:** ![bernhard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/bernhard/32/356_2.png) [@bernhard](https://forum.canton.network/u/bernhard)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dead-code-analysis-in-daml/6983/2 "2023-12-15T12:55:41Z")

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The compiler warns about unused variables. What other kind of code do you consider “dead”?

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**Author:** ![Luciano](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/luciano/32/319_2.png) [@Luciano](https://forum.canton.network/u/Luciano)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dead-code-analysis-in-daml/6983/3 "2023-12-20T10:24:31Z")

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That’s good enough. I’m not using the VScode plugin so these are somehow getting lost.