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Hey, I just created a new tool called Super Grep that does exactly what you described. I implemented a format-agnostic search that can match patterns across va

Hey, I just created a new tool called Super Grep that does exactly what you described. I implemented a format-agnostic search that can match patterns across various naming conventions like camelCase, snake_case, PascalCase, kebab-case. If needed, I'll integrate in space-separated words. I've just published the tool to PyPI, so you can easily install it using pip (`pip install super-grep`), and then you just run it from the command line with `super-grep`. You can let me know if you think there's a smarter name for it. Source: https://www.github.com/msmolkin/super-grep https://www.github.com/msmolkin/super-grep

skrebbel 2y ago
wow this is so cool!! it feels super amazing to dump a random idea on HN and then somebody makes it! i'm installing python as we speak just so i can use this.
rldjbpin 2y ago
pretty cool and to me a better approach than the prescriptive advice from the OP. to me the crux of the argument is to make the code more readable from a popular tool. but if this can be well-integrated into common ide (or even grep perhaps), it would take away most of the argument down to personal preference.
dang 2y ago
You should post this as a Show HN! But maybe wait a while (like a couple weeks or something) for the current thread to get flushed out of the hivemind cache. If you do, email a link to hn@ycombinator.com and we'll put it in the second-chance pool (https://news.ycombinator.com/pool https://news.ycombinator.com/pool, explained at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308), so it will get a random placement on HN's front page.
- msmolkin 2y ago
  Wow, thanks so much for the encouragement and advice, dang! I'm honored to receive a personal response from you and so soon after posting. I really appreciate the suggestion to post this as a Show HN. If I end up doing it, I'll definitely wait a bit–thanks for that suggestion, as I would have thought to do the opposite otherwise. Nice of you to offer to put it in the second-chance pool as well.

skrebbel 2y ago

wow this is so cool!! it feels super amazing to dump a random idea on HN and then somebody makes it! i'm installing python as we speak just so i can use this.

rldjbpin 2y ago

pretty cool and to me a better approach than the prescriptive advice from the OP. to me the crux of the argument is to make the code more readable from a popular tool. but if this can be well-integrated into common ide (or even grep perhaps), it would take away most of the argument down to personal preference.

dang 2y ago

You should post this as a Show HN! But maybe wait a while (like a couple weeks or something) for the current thread to get flushed out of the hivemind cache. If you do, email a link to hn@ycombinator.com and we'll put it in the second-chance pool (https://news.ycombinator.com/pool https://news.ycombinator.com/pool, explained at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308), so it will get a random placement on HN's front page.

msmolkin 2y ago
Wow, thanks so much for the encouragement and advice, dang! I'm honored to receive a personal response from you and so soon after posting. I really appreciate the suggestion to post this as a Show HN. If I end up doing it, I'll definitely wait a bit–thanks for that suggestion, as I would have thought to do the opposite otherwise. Nice of you to offer to put it in the second-chance pool as well.