02-18-2006, 10:07 AM
Quote:...code reuse remains very low, because it's often too hard for programmers to find relevant bits of code for their applications.
A new search engine for programmers promises to alleviate that problem by making it easier to find and share code. That in turn could increase programmers' productivity and give a fresh boost to the open-source movement.
Krugle, which launches officially next month, indexes programming code and documentation from open-source repositories like SourceForge and includes corporate sites for programmers like the Sun Developer Network. The index will cover around 100 million pages of what company founder Ken Krugler terms the "technical web" ...
full article: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,7...wn_index_2
The Krugle web site: http://www.krugle.com/
Sign up for a preview/beta of the site here: http://www.krugle.com/beta/