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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by post-it on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @12:40AM (#41431324)
All you need is `<keyword> =`

Really, all you need is `<keyword>` and if the first result is a call to that function, just jump to its definition.

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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by spartanatreyu on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @12:46AM (#41431352)
Exactly.

Just search the definition.

Any time that a function doesn't have a definition, it's never the target of a search anyway.

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