Comment Re:How many ways are there to do simple things? (Score 1) 694
The system we used here was actually smart enough to not flag common idioms like this, and also still flag cases where only the variable names and formatting had been changed.
Also, our assignments were usually complex enough that there would be enough variation, anyways.
Most things about our automated hand-in system sucked, but the plagiarism detector wasn't one of them.
If you're curious: https://www.ipd.uni-karlsruhe.de/jplag/