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I'm Building htop for Codebases in 5 Days — Follow Along

I'm Building htop for Codebases in 5 Days

Every git clone ends the same: 47 files, outdated README, 30 mins wasted.

I'm building peekpip install peek && peek . → beautiful map in 5 seconds.

What it will do

  • What the repo does (auto summary)
  • Ranked "Start Here" list
  • Import graph
  • Tech stack + stats
  • Beautiful TUI (Textual) + static mode

Stack

Python, Rich, Textual, AST — ~1k LOC, no bac

Why this?

I analyzed 30+ viral dev tools. Formula is universal pain × instant wow × one-liner install. "Codebase map" is the empty slot.

Timeline

Day 1: Scanner → Day 2: Analyzer → Day 3: Beautiful TUI → Day 4: Polish → Day 5: Launch

Full research done. Code starts tomorrow. Daily updates here.

Portfolio: https://hariomlohardev.github.io/

What repo should I test it on? Drop a link 👇

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