I built a Rust-based codebase analyzer that finds dead code in JS/TS projects in milliseconds

📰 Dev.to · Bart Waardenburg

Build a Rust-based codebase analyzer to find dead code in JS/TS projects in milliseconds

advanced Published 23 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Build a Rust-native static analyzer using the fallow tool
  2. Run the analyzer on a JS/TS codebase to identify unused files and code
  3. Configure the tool to ignore specific files or directories
  4. Test the analyzer on a sample project to evaluate its performance
  5. Apply the results to refactor and optimize the codebase
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and DevOps teams can benefit from this tool to optimize their codebase and reduce technical debt. The team lead or tech architect can utilize this tool to improve code quality and maintainability.

Key Insight

💡 Using a Rust-native static analyzer can significantly improve the performance of code analysis tasks

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🚀 Find dead code in JS/TS projects in milliseconds with fallow, a Rust-based codebase analyzer! 💻

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TL;DR: fallow is a Rust-native static analyzer for JS/TS codebases. It finds unused files, unused...
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