Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Code search partnership launched

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Apr 9, 20071 min

Krugle’s code search engine for developers has been embedded into the SourceForge.net repository of open source software, the two companies said on Monday.

The search engine provides developers with direct, contextual access to underlying code of the site’s 145,000 open source projects. Developers can find code quicker and access projects they may not have been aware of, according to Krugle and SourceForge.net.

“The software industry is moving toward a search-driven development model,” said Ken Krugler, founder and CTO of Krugle, in a statement released by the companies. “What we announced today is the equivalent of search on steroids: giving developers the power to search deep inside the world’s largest repository of open source code.”

“Embedding code search directly into Sourceforge.net makes what is already the world’s largest open source destination much stronger and opens new opportunities for developers to create the next great open source project,” said Mike Rudolph, vice president and general manager of SourceForge.net, in the companies’ statement.

Krugle in February announced similar arrangements with Microsoft and Yahoo. A partnership with CollabNet was launched in March.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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