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Hyperfine: A command-line benchmarking tool

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238 points hundredwatt | 3 comments | 18 Nov 24 21:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source
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ratrocket ◴[19 Nov 24 18:00 UTC] No.42186352[source]▶
Perhaps interesting (for some) to note that hyperfine is from the same author as at least a few other "ne{w,xt} generation" command line tools (that could maybe be seen as part of "rewrite it in Rust", but I don't want to paint the author with a brush they disagree with!!): fd (find alternative; https://github.com/sharkdp/fd), bat ("supercharged version of the cat command"; https://github.com/sharkdp/bat), and hexyl (hex viewer; https://github.com/sharkdp/hexyl). (And certainly others I've missed!)

Pointing this out because I myself appreciate comments that do this.

For myself, `fd` is the one most incorporated into my own "toolbox" -- used it this morning prior to seeing this thread on hyperfine! So, thanks for all that, sharkdp if you're reading!

Ok, end OT-ness.

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1. varenc ◴[19 Nov 24 18:57 UTC] No.42186890[source]▶
++ to `fd`

It’s absolutely my preferred `find` replacement. Its CLI interface just clicks for me and I can quickly express my desires. Quite unlike `find`. `fd` is one of the first packages I install on a new system.

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2. ratrocket ◴[19 Nov 24 21:14 UTC] No.42188157[source]▶
The "funny" thing for me about `fd` is that the set of operations I use for `find` are very hard-wired into my muscle memory from using it for 20+ years, so when I reach for `fd` I often have to reference the man page! I'm getting a little better from more exposure, but it's just different enough from `find` to create a bit of an uncanny valley effect (I think that's the right use of the term...).

Even with that I reach for `fd` for some of its quality-of-life features: respecting .gitignore, its speed, regex-ability. (Though not its choices with color; I am a pretty staunch "--color never" person, for better or worse!)

Anyway, that actually points to another good thing about sharkdp's tools: they have good man pages!!

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3. n8henrie ◴[20 Nov 24 03:16 UTC] No.42190546[source]▶
Same here -- I like `fd` for quick stuff, but routinely have to fall back to `find`.