I bet many does it the same way as me. We stumble over a new programming problem, an undocumented function, or some code that doesn`t work on all platforms or in all browsers.
So what do you do. Well more and more often, people use google or their favorite forum to search for it. But what do you end up doing? Well looking through pages and more pages without finding the help you need.
Wouldn`t it be much better if your search engine only gave you relevant coding snippets and hints. Well that is what Krugle is trying to solve now. They are out in their second beta testing stage. And is more or less ready to go live. I tested it, and I am surprised. It idea is really working. It is nearly as sitting with a big code library in a big company with a sweet user interface, and find only relevant snippets of code, in more or less any language you need.
Just have a look at one of my searches. HLSL With tabs and easy to understand user interface, I get relevant code right in my browser, with no spam or the like. By clicking into one of the code snippets I get syntax colored code right in my browser, and a right pane where I can have a look at the other files in the same project. What more can you ask for.
I am really looking forward to see this go live. I can imagine it taking some load away from Google when it comes to developer. That`s for sure.
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Published: 15.06.2006 by Comments 1
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With phis-hing and untrusted web sites becoming a bigger and bigger problem for the daily surfer, lots of effort have been done both from browser vendors and 3rd party security companies.
But the way users are surfing the web has changed dramatically the last few years. Earlier most or nearly all entries to a site came from direct bookmarks or so called portals. But these days a bigger and bigger number comes from search engines it self. And it is here the problem lies. What sites do you trust, what links do you chose to click when you are just presented with a page name and a few random words.
That is what Scandoo has done something with now. It is not a new search engine. But an added security level on top of already existing search engines. You can search, Google, MSNSearch, Yahoo, and Ask from within Scandoo, and Scandoo will automatically scan the results you get in it`s world wide database, to give you an indication if the web page you are about to click is considered safe or not.
There is also a separate security setting panel, where you can set up your own preferences. As default you will be notified about sex/nudity, hate and discrimination, and illegal activities. Not bad for a tool that is still in beta. But it is yet to see if people will use it instead of going straight to the normal search engines. But absolutely worth a try.
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But the way users are surfing the web has changed dramatically the last few years. Earlier most or nearly all entries to a site came from direct bookmarks or so called portals. But these days a bigger and bigger number comes from search engines it self. And it is here the problem lies. What sites do you trust, what links do you chose to click when you are just presented with a page name and a few random words.
That is what Scandoo has done something with now. It is not a new search engine. But an added security level on top of already existing search engines. You can search, Google, MSNSearch, Yahoo, and Ask from within Scandoo, and Scandoo will automatically scan the results you get in it`s world wide database, to give you an indication if the web page you are about to click is considered safe or not.
There is also a separate security setting panel, where you can set up your own preferences. As default you will be notified about sex/nudity, hate and discrimination, and illegal activities. Not bad for a tool that is still in beta. But it is yet to see if people will use it instead of going straight to the normal search engines. But absolutely worth a try.
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A decade or two ago, it was both important and feasible for a computer scientist to read up on as many computer topics and articles as possible. These days it is just as important to filter out unimportant material or poorly written articles.
Google has made it much easier for us to find what we want. But their search engine service is pretty general. Of course you can just refine your search term by adding more words in your search, but it is still very general.
A new Silicon Valley startup have come up with an alternative for coders. A search engine specialized in finding code and code related information for developers. Too good to be true? Maybe not. A newly released video of Krugle in action reveals a very powerful search engine, that reminds more of a desktop application then a web page.
These days only a few of the beta testers who can try out the new search engine. But if nothing unexpected happens, all beta testers will be able to test it within 14th of April. Then we will just have to wait and see how long time it will take for you and me to be able to test it out. I am at least looking forward to giving it a shot.
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Google has made it much easier for us to find what we want. But their search engine service is pretty general. Of course you can just refine your search term by adding more words in your search, but it is still very general.
A new Silicon Valley startup have come up with an alternative for coders. A search engine specialized in finding code and code related information for developers. Too good to be true? Maybe not. A newly released video of Krugle in action reveals a very powerful search engine, that reminds more of a desktop application then a web page.
These days only a few of the beta testers who can try out the new search engine. But if nothing unexpected happens, all beta testers will be able to test it within 14th of April. Then we will just have to wait and see how long time it will take for you and me to be able to test it out. I am at least looking forward to giving it a shot.
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