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Google Code Search vs OctoLinker

A side-by-side look at Google Code Search and OctoLinker. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Google Code Search

Google Code Search

Development

Google Code Search was a free search engine created by Google that allowed users to search for open source code and code snippets on the internet. It indexed large open source code repositories and allowed developers to find real code examples to reuse or learn from.

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OctoLinker

OctoLinker

Development

OctoLinker is a browser extension for GitHub that makes it easy to navigate between files by showing links to other files and packages in the comments and imports. It helps developers quickly see connections in a codebase.

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