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Google Unveils Code Search
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kdawson
on Thu Oct 05, 2006 07:31 AM
from the let-the-regexp-begin dept.
from the let-the-regexp-begin dept.
derek_farn writes, "Google now has a page that supports source code searching. I hope they extend it to be more programming-language aware (e.g., search for identifiers and functions) like the specialist code search sites (Krugle, Koders, and Codease), who probably now have very worried investors. I don't see any option to search for Cobol. I guess there is not a lot of Cobol source available on the Internet, even although there is supposed to be more Cobol source in existence than any other language (perhaps that statement is not true in the noughties)." From the Cnet.com article: "Google engineers, many of whom participate in open-source projects, already use these code searching capabilities internally. Since it is a Google Labs project, the company is not yet seeking to monetize searches through ads."
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saccade.com writes, "The new Google Code Search isn't just for hackers sniffing for passwords. Jason Kottke and friends have discovered the new feature reveals all sorts of dark corners hidden in our code. And you thought nobody ever read your comments!" From the article: "Code search is a great resource for web developers and programmers, but like the making available of all previously unsearched bodies of information, it's given lots of flashlights to people interested in exploring dark corners."
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the one thing everyone will search (Score:5, Funny)
Re:the one thing everyone will search (Score:4, Funny)
if (gates == NULL)
gates = (HINF **) Hmalloc (sizeof (HINF *) * 10);
int_fast16_t reserved1;
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My first thought was this [google.com]. I didn't think anyone actually used those in real life.
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- Calendar.continuation_for_the_fucking_khtml_brows
Re:the one thing everyone will search (Score:4, Informative)
This could be abused by email spammers.
Search for: http://www.google.com/codesearch?q=%40 [google.com]
This reveals a lot of email addresses in code.
It's giving the spammers email addresses on a plate. (within a geek targeted audience)
That's definitely not funny but scary.
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COBOL hasn't been topdog for a while (Score:2, Interesting)
As scary as that sounds.
Re:COBOL hasn't been topdog for a while (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:COBOL hasn't been topdog for a while (Score:4, Interesting)
"IDENTIFICATION DIVISION" "DATA DIVISION" DISPLAY PROGRAM-ID SECTION
No need for Google to develop a special search for what look less like a computer program and more like a plain text file.
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Basic was intended as a teaching language and so the language incorporated lots of syntax and ideas from the 2 major languages of the time: COBOL and FORTRAN.
BASIC eventually begat that idiot bastard child 'Visual Basic' and syntacticly hasn't changed much since. So you could say that there is a lot of COBOL in 'Visual Basic'. Sure, it became object focused and now OO, but it still resembles COBOL. So COBOL lives on, as Visual Basic. It will not die
And while I am on the
Restricted Use Due to Copyrights (Score:5, Interesting)
All Code herein is Copyright 2005 Match.com
Do not copy, reproduce, reuse or sell any code herein
without the express, written consent of Match.com.
For information contact webmaster@match.com.
All Rights Reserved.
Which is expected. However, that means this tool isn't useful for finding a method or function or class I can use and then using it
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Thankfully... (Score:2)
But honestly, this might have some bells and whistles but I don't see myself getting rid of my regular expression searches any time soon.
What's that I hear???? (Score:5, Funny)
Dang, this a neat tool.
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Why? This makes it easier to check for plagiarism.
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Any smart code comparison would look for function by function matches to factor out trivial reordering, and would anyways operate o
Non-alphanumerics at last! (Score:4, Informative)
e.g. "@fopen file:.php"
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Useful for including a file that might not be there, for example...
How many (Score:2)
Awesome! (Score:2)
Now if only they'd add regex searching to normal google (unless it already has it and i'm missing it?)
mmmm regex
Useful to whom? (Score:5, Interesting)
Whenever I search for something code related on the web it's usually because I want to know how to do something. In such cases I dont really know what the code itself would be (i.e. the reason why I'm searching) so this wouldn't help at all. I suppose if you were looking for specific code it could be useful, but why would you be doing that? That would likely be your own code, so wouldn't a simple grep be easier?
I'm sure I'm missing something here - Google doesn't (usually) release useless new products :)
Re:Useful to whom? (Score:4, Insightful)
If you're unaware of how to do something from a design standpoint, you're right that viewing code is not necessarily going to help. This tool, however, works great for more specific issues related to syntax, etc. I've already used this to see examples of ItemTemplate [google.com] in C#. A simple search on regular google yields examples, but it also returns a lot of crap.
When considering TMTOWTDI, looking at other code similiar to yours can be very helpful, and (for me, at least) can help break out of a code writers block when I've been working with a particular chunk of code for too long.
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"Given enough eyeballs... (Score:3, Informative)
Well, it looks like that's not really the case: http://www.google.com/codesearch?hl=en&lr=&q=++%5
I hope this service will help improve code quality...
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I never made that typo, and never saw it on other's code.
Impressive.
No need to search for Cobol? (Score:5, Funny)
Well, that's one entire season of "Battlestar Galactica" rendered entirely pointless. Thanks a lot!
A good start.. (Score:5, Insightful)
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Not that useful (Score:2, Interesting)
security hole search (Score:5, Insightful)
http://www.google.com/codesearch?hl=en&lr=&q=Wher
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searched for backdoor password (Score:5, Interesting)
The old saying is true . . . (Score:5, Funny)
Your Search (Score:4, Funny)
Some advice (Score:2)
For online services : Don't put up code that states explicitly, not for production [google.com] .
For users : Stay away from online services that put up code that states "not for production". :-)
cpan.org
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twiki.org
osuosl.org
Doesn't seem to work too well (Score:2)
Proof (Score:5, Funny)
Oh crap! (Score:4, Funny)
I found orgasm code! (Score:4, Funny)
void Mammal::mate( Mammal& partner ) {
M_partner = partner.getId();
if( partner.getPartnerId() != M_id ) {
return;
}
if( M_gender == 0 ) {
partner.mate( *this );
return;
}
assert( M_gender == 1 );
int x = M_x, y = M_y;
switch( M_direction ) {
case EAST: x--; break;
case NORTH: y++; break;
case WEST: x++; break;
case SOUTH: y--; break;
}
if( !M_field->in( x, y ) ) return;
int cx = M_x, cy = M_y;
M_x = x;
M_y = y;
orgasm();
partner.orgasm();
Mammal* child;
child = new Mammal( *M_field, cx, cy, NEWBORNENERGY, *this, partner );
M_energy -= CHILDBIRTHENERGY;
M_population->add( *child );
printf( "MATE(%d,%d)->%d(%d) ", M_id, partner.getId(), child->getId(), child->getGeneration() );
partner.printState();
printGenotype();
printState();
child->printGenotype();
child->printState();/**/
}
void Mammal::orgasm() {
M_energy -= MATINGENERGY;
M_result = 1;
}
Moo (Score:3, Funny)
This is great: finding algorithms (Score:3, Interesting)
I can't find any of the software with my name on it that's on SourceForge, though.
K&R vs. Alii (Score:3, Interesting)
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I would have tried it anyhow, considering that it was cited in the article summary.
(Sorry couldn't resist) :-)
Re:I like this search better - fucking funny as (Score:4, Funny)
LOL your search has now uncovered the hidden angst of a million programmers :
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Re:I like this search better - fucking funny as (Score:5, Interesting)
/usr/src/linux/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace.c
But I also stumbled upon this little gem in
* Heavily influenced by the old firewall.c by David Bonn and Alan Cox.
*
* Thanks to Rob `CmdrTaco' Malda for not influencing this code in any
* way.
*
Anyone knows if there is a story behind this comment? Is it a private joke on taco, or did he piss them off?
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*sob*
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Maybe SCO can use it to find the millions of lines of misappropriated code that "got lost" in Blepp's suitcase?
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Sorta like your post.