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15:02:05
Shinmera
what was that saying, don't remember, learn how to search?
15:03:01
ebrasca
I like some system wichout files and more based on relations.
15:04:32
beach
ebrasca: tags-search works though.
15:05:19
Shinmera
I use ag a lot to quickly find stuff in code bases.
15:06:24
Shinmera
also known as "the silver searcher", a much faster variant to grep.
15:06:55
Shinmera
https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher
15:07:05
beach
I don't think I have ever been bothered by grep slowness.
15:11:06
Shinmera
Needless to say I have, especially when dealing with huge code bases, or searching across all of my projects.
15:20:33
ebrasca
Shinmera: ag is very fast compared to grep.
15:53:07
Bike
oh, silver. i understand the joke
16:03:51
ebrasca
Bike: What is the joke?
16:04:23
Bike
Ag is the symbol for elemental silver
16:05:59
Shinmera
also the silver searcher is a pun on the silver surfer, a comic book character.
18:55:05
jackdaniel
if anyone is interested in ecl underpinnings then reading original kcl paper is highly recommended
19:14:49
shka_
i was wondering if you notices some parallels regarding clear style as described in the art of the style and programming
23:21:09
ebrasca
beach: Common lisp is inconsistent in some parts like unix.