prior-art
SolidDiscover how a codebase already handles a specific concern — search broadly, find every instance, and assess consistency. The "how does this app do X?" tool.
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Quality Score: 81/100
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- Author
- thoughtbot
- Repository
- thoughtbot/rails-consultant
- Created
- 4 months ago
- Last Updated
- 1 weeks ago
- Language
- Shell
- License
- MIT
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