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Code Finder — The ultimate search engine for GitHub repositories
Explore, and navigate the vast world of GitHub with ease using Code Finder.
Whether you’re a developer looking for code snippets, a researcher seeking specific projects, or a curious mind wanting to explore open-source contributions, you will find it here!
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💡 Bright idea
@daniel_d7 congrats on the launch! looks like your tool is similar to find the app in the AppStore. The same concept of improving the search but right now with the AI in the background. Nice, love it! By the way, on the main page you can add most popular searches also ;)
@dennisbabych Hi thank you for your kind words.
Code Finder not only simplifies the search experience but also ranks the search results using a costume build algorithm!
About the most popular searches: great idea! I will work on it!
@binay_singh2 Hi Binay,
Thank you so much for your feedback!
Your words really mean a lot to me.
I worked hard on Code Finder for some time now, and the fact that you enjoyed is really heart worming!
I would really be happy to see you back on the website using it for your work and personal projects!
With best regards.
Daniel.
@johnsonsun Thank you so much for your encouragement Johnson!
It really warms my heart to hear that people enjoy my work and use it to make their work easier!
Thank you for telling your colleagues about it!
Daniel.
@p_val Hi Val!
I am really happy that you're enjoying my work.
About your question, I wrote a specially made search ranking algorithm that combines some AI and a bit of math calculations to give each repository a score.
After all the repositories are scored, they are sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant search results for your specific search request.
You can read more about it in the 'Technical Details' section of the About page.
https://codefinder.dev/about
Looking forward to seeing you back on the website using it for your work and personal projects!
Most sincere regards.
Yours,
Daniel.
Code Finder seems like a great tool for simplifying GitHub searches! How do you handle updates to GitHub repositories to ensure that the search results are always current?
@memphys_sk Hello Stefans!
I get information about the repositories directly from GitHub!
You can check it using your own repositories.
To show your personal repositories you can ask the search to show all the repositories of your GitHub account.
Feel free to play with it!
Cheers,
Daniel
Love this idea!! Can definitely see many developers finding this very useful. Congrats!!
@benjamin_sloutsky Thank you so much for your kind words!
I would be delighted if you could spread the word to your colleagues and fellow developers.
With best regards,
Daniel.
Congratulations on launching! I like its feature of an AI-powered algorithm for precise results.
@andreas_sohns Hi Andreas!
I'm glad you liked my work.
Your feedback means the world to me!
I can't wait to see you back on the website using it for your work and personal projects!
Most sincere regards.
Yours,
Daniel.
@konrad_sx Sure Konard.
Thank you for being interested in my project!
Let's say you want to look for some ML algorithms for image recognition written in Python.
In code finder you would simply write it as it is : Machine learning algorithm for image recognition in Python
If you what to use GitHub built-in search and get the same results you would have to write some complex syntax like this : machine-learning AND image-recognition language:python language:Jupyter-Notebook
Besides that Code Finder ranks the search results based on a costume made algorithm which measures the relevance of the search result to the search request, and in that way you get an ease search experience with the most relevant answers.
Most sincere regards,
Daniel.
@daniel_d7 Thanks for your answer. I don't agree that GitHub's built-in search is difficult to use. For your example:
* You don't have to write language:python etc. you can select it in the sidebar.
* AND should also not be necessary (I thought AND would have no effect as in virtually every other search engine, but it seems to lead to the inclusion of some inexact results in a way I don't understand)
However, since semantic / AI search can find relevant objects that a simple keyword seach cannot, a tool like yours has clear advantages. And as far as I have checked, nearly all results of your tool are relevant, the ordering is quite good, and some relevant results are included that are not returned by GitHub's built-in search. So I agree that it might sometimes be preferable to GitHub's built-in search.
Of course, your tool could be much improved with filters, sort options, and a more informative result list. I'm actually building a similar named search engine for mobile apps: https://skyica.com/appfinder/, maybe you find some inspirations from it.
@konrad_sx Hi,
thank you for the critic and suggestions for the website.
I will take you suggestions and see how I can implement them in the website.
Regarding the filters, just write it in plain English in the search bar. You can filter by the minimum amount of stars/forks/watchers or just ask it for results from a specific user by telling the name of the user. eg. Microsoft.
Enjoy using my website and if you have any suggestions you are more then welcome to email me or use the contact me form (look at the bottom part of the screen).
Best regards,
Daniel.
@daniel_d7 I noticed already that I can filter e.g. for minimum stars by including this in the query. This is very nice, but I think a slider would be more convenient, and people would immediately see that they have this option. Accordingly for other filters, and sort options.
Hey Daniel,
There is a free, well-known tool to search for code: https://grep.app/
I recommend it 👌
@klimsidorov Thank you for your recommendation but Code Finder is a bit different from that. Code Finder is a search engine for GitHub and GitHub repositories.
@klimsidorov On the website you kindly provided you can look through code snippets (which is WIP on Code Finder), but on Code Finder you can search for GitHub repositories related to the topic you are searching.
@daniel_d7 Ok, I got the idea. Why not just use Google for this purpose?
You can add site:github.com to filter GitHub.com pages
Congratulations on your launch, Daniel! Code Finder sounds like an incredibly useful tool for any developer. I myself search code on GitHub all the time. Streamlining the search process can save a lot of time and frustration.
A few questions:
1. Are there any advanced search filters or customization options to further refine the search results?
2. Could you elaborate on how the AI-powered algorithm works to improve search accuracy and relevance?
3. How can users provide feedback and suggestions for future improvements?
Looking forward to trying it out and seeing how it evolves. Best of luck!
@kyrylosilin Hello Kyrylo, thank you for your invaluable insights.
To make your search request more customizable just ask it in the search bar!
That is the magic of AI!
If you want to know how it works underneath the hood, you can read about it on the About page under the technical details section. https://codefinder.dev/about
About the feedback part - working on it!
Again I appreciate your comments!
I would be really happy to see you again on the website.
Code Finder sounds like a game-changer for developers! Simplifying GitHub searches with AI and a user-friendly interface is something many of us have been waiting for. How does Code Finder's search ranking algorithm differ from GitHub's native search, and what kind of feedback have you received so far from early users?
It looks quite similar to the search results on GitHub. I'd like to know what your next plan is, and whether you will recommend GitHub projects to me based on some of my search preferences?@daniel_d7
@zenda1122 Hello Zenda
Thank you for being interested in my project!
So there is some difference in the user experience and ease of use compared to GitHub search.
Let's say you want to look for some ML algorithms for image recognition written in Python.
In Code Finder you would simply write it as it is: Machine learning algorithm for image recognition in Python
If you want to use GitHub's built-in search and get the same results you would have to write some complex syntax like this: machine-learning AND image-recognition language:python language:Jupyter-Notebook
Besides that Code Finder ranks the search results based on a custom-made algorithm that measures the relevance of the search result to the search request, and in that way, you get an ease search experience with the most relevant answers.
Currently, the only thing that determines the search results is your search query.
I don't collect people's personal information so I can't give you results based on your search preferences. I value privacy :)
Most sincere regards,
Daniel.
machine learning algorithms for image recognition in python site:github.com
From my point of view, Google provides better results
@daniel_d7 I can't stand people on PH who write comments like assholes saying "It's a game changer!".
You can find cool and even revolutionary products on PH. But the vast majority of products are doomed to failure.
There are obviously competitors in your niche that are a head above both in terms of functionality, interface and usability.
If it's a home project, there's no question. But if you are planning a business, you should think about it. Otherwise, you are wasting your time and money
@klimsidorov Just compared the result from Google and Code Finder for the machine learning image recognition example, and I disagree. One different that I noticed is that Code Finder generally prefers projects with many stars more than Google, and I think this is an advantage. Also, Code Finder shows important data in the result list: stars, update date, tags, language, license.
Hi Daniel! 👋
Congrats on the launch! 🚀 Code Finder sounds like an amazing tool. Simplifying GitHub searches with AI is a game changer.
@sanja_micic Hi Sanja!
I'm glad you liked my work!
I can't wait for you to start using my website for your work and personal projects!
Most sincere regards,
Daniel.
@raven_seven_the_og Thank you Lokesh!
Looking forward you to using my website for your work and personal projects!
Daniel.
@sentry_co Is it haha?
Actually didn't knew about codemate.
I looked in to it and it looks just like a regular search engine but Code Finder is a search engine only inside GitHub
Congratulations on the launch of Code Finder on Product Hunt! As a developer, I appreciate the convenience of easily exploring GitHub repositories for code snippets and projects. This tool will definitely streamline my research and open-source contributions. Excited to see how Code Finder evolves and helps the developer community!
@russell_liu17 Why don’t use Google or grep.app for that purpose?
Are you a real developer or a «It’s a game changer!» guy?)
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