The author said in a sister thread[1] that for similar tasks the performance is comparable. ripgrep (and ag) both feel incredibly fast because they skip whole f

The author said in a sister thread[1] that for similar tasks the performance is comparable. ripgrep (and ag) both feel incredibly fast because they skip whole files and directories which are usually unwanted when searching. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19523263 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19523263