Open Source Matters: 6 Source Code Search Engines You Can Use For Programming Projects by Saikat Basu.
From the post:
The Open source movement is playing a remarkable role in pushing technology and making it available to all. The success of Linux is also an example how open source can translate into a successful business model. Open source is pretty much mainstream now and in the coming years, it could have a major footprint across cutting edge educational technology and aerospace (think DIY drones).
Open source projects need all the help they can get. If not with funding, then with volunteers contributing to open source programming and free tools they can brandish. Search engines tuned with algorithms to find source code for programming projects are among the tools for the kit bag. While reusing code is a much debated topic in higher circles, they could be of help to beginner programmers and those trying to work their way through a coding logjam by cross-referencing their code. Here are six:
I don’t think any of these search engine will show up in comScore results. 😉
But they are search engines for a particular niche. And so free to optimize for their expected content, rather than trying to search everything. (Is there a lesson there?)
Which ones do you like best?
PS: On DYI drones, see: DIY DRONES – The Leading Community for Personal UAVs.
You may recall Abbie Hoffman saying in Steal this Book:
If you are around a military base, you will find it relatively easy to get your hands on an M-79 grenade launcher, which is like a giant shotgun and is probably the best self-defense weapon of all time. Just inquire discreetly among some long-haired soldiers.
Will DYI drones replace the M-79 grenade launcher as the “best” self-defense weapon?