I made a CLI tool that replaces the first 15 minutes of exploring any new codebase
Mansoor Mamnoon has developed a CLI tool called codeglance to streamline the initial exploration of new codebases. This tool provides a quick summary of a project, including how to run it and which files to prioritize. It supports various programming languages and is designed to save developers time during the onboarding process.
- ▪Codeglance allows users to run a single command to get a summary of a codebase.
- ▪The tool analyzes manifest files to determine the project's stack and provides a ranked list of files to read first.
- ▪Currently, it supports Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, and C/C++ but does not yet support Java and Ruby.
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| Publication time | Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:23:58 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3965555) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Mansoor Mamnoon Posted on Jun 3 I made a CLI tool that replaces the first 15 minutes of exploring any new codebase #cli #opensource #typescript #productivity You know that thing where you clone a repo and spend the first 15–20 minutes just trying to figure out what it even is? You open package.json, look for scripts, check if there's a Dockerfile, search for the entry point, wonder if there are tests anywhere. And you do this every single time.
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