Re:Why GitHub Won
by rty32 on Monday September 09, 2024 @06:16PM
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Chances are that a random stranger on the Internet has not used Google's internal code search. Even if that person has, it would be useful to provide the context for others to understand.
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They're talking about Kythe
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Kythe
https://youtu.be/VYI3ji8aSM0?si=D3Z3FIsB8wa7MTE6
Think jump-to-def and listing cross references working with c++ aliases, across generated code boundaries, etc.
Re:Why GitHub Won
by jiveturkey on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @05:11PM
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> The entirety of the Google team working on Kythe was laid off in April 2024, as part of a company push to move certain roles overseas.
ouch just OUCH