Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric
by ManuelKiessling on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @03:51AM
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Which leads to "begreifbar", which I would explain/translate (badly) with "something is begreifbar if it can be understood".
Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric
by kagevf on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @03:42AM
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> able to hold
Would "grasp" work?
Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric
by octocop on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @03:58AM
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It's closer to grip
Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric
by n_plus_1_acc on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @04:41AM
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I've always related grep to grab
Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric
by trashtester on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @06:18AM
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"zu greifen" may best translate to "to grip", but "grip" has different mental connotations in English (it refers to mental stability, not intellectual insight).
The best dual purpose translation of "zu greifen"/"gripe" (German/Scandinavian) meaning "zu begreifen"/"begripe"/"understand" would be "to grasp", which covers both physically grabbing into something and also to understand it intellectually.
All these words stem back to the Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ, which more or less completes the circle back to "grep".
Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric
by lordgrenville on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @07:54AM
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related to "grok"?
Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric
by trashtester on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @08:58AM
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grok
/ɡrɒk/
Origin 1960s: a word invented by Robert Heinlein (1907–88), American author.
Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric
by actionfromafar on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @06:43AM
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Yes. "Grasping for straws."
The german equivalent of the word would be probably "greifbar". Being able to hold something, usually used metaphorically.