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		underdeserver on Sept 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Greppability is an underrated code metric Unfortunately in larger codebases or dynamic languages these tools are just not good enough today. At least not those I and my employers have tried. They're either incomplete (you don't get ALL references or you get false references) or way too slow (>10 seconds when rg takes 1-2). Recommendations are most welcome.

jimmaswell on Sept 3, 2024 [–]

Only thing I can recommend is using C# (obviously not always possible). Never had an issue with these functions in Visual Studio proper no matter how big the project.

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