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by 0xbadcafebee 2 days ago
> grep generally yields higher accuracy

And a lot more tokens, and slower speed. Yes you can get more accuracy if you suck tons more data into context.

But compare this to more advanced code agent methods like Tree Sitter, PageRank, LSP, that build semantic maps to provide more relevant context. Grep alone can't do that