Chris Messina

bloop - Code-search engine for developers

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bloop is an in-IDE code search engine that retrieves relevant JS and TypeScript code examples from library documentation and open-source repos.
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See library function parameters, output, and error-handling - without going to Google.

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Gabriel Gordon-Hall
Thanks for the Hunt @chrismessina ๐Ÿ‘‹ Give it a try here: https://marketplace.visualstudio... It's an exciting time to be a developer as a new generation of AI tools are coming to the IDE. But while Copilot has taken code generation to the next level, code search is still manual. We still open hundreds of Chrome tabs and manually crawl through Google, StackOverflow or Github. Nobody goes to CS school to spend their time skimming Medium articles and CTRL-Fโ€™ing through docs. So we built bloop, a neural code search engine for VS Code to help developers find code quickly. bloop pulls in code scraped from Github and library documentation and displays relevant snippets in a sidebar. It highlights patterns that crop up in lots of repos, so you can see whatโ€™s particular to a project and whatโ€™s idiomatic code. So as you write, you get a sense of how functions are meant to be used. Weโ€™ve got exciting new features on the way. We want to make it seamless for developers to benefit from open-source code.
Nihal Bhushan
@chrismessina @gabriel_gordon_hall1 Congratulations on your launch on PH. I am certain this will help solve a number of problems for developers. KUDOS๐Ÿ‘Œ
Danaz
That sounds like a really good extension. How many JS libraries are you supporting? Would like to see if my libraries are supported :)
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@dz156 @frontend_enthusiast We support over 1000 JS libraries, and more being added regularly! Here's a list here: https://www.notion.so/teambloop/...
frontend-enthusiast
@dz156 @gabriel_gordon_hall1 I can find all the libraries I use on daily basis, very cool. Will try it even more when I get back to work
Danaz
@frontend_enthusiast @gabriel_gordon_hall1 Thanks. I am currently trying to learn jspreadsheet library with an unfriendly documentation. Judging by the notion list, that library is not supported yet. Is there a way for me to ask for this library, like reporting jspreadsheet?
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@frontend_enthusiast @dz156 Of course! You can request a library here and we'll add it ASAP: https://bloop.ai/feedback
Chris Messina
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This looks totally useful โ€” I love where coding is going.
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@chrismessina Thanks Chris!
Sofia Palashkevych
It's totally awesome! For me it solves 90% of cases when I have to google for something just to see an example of usage. I love it
Vova Solop
Are you going to add other languages?
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@vova_solop We're currently focussed on JS/TS, but will look to add other languages in the medium term, starting with Python. Which languages would you like to see in bloop?
Suman Chandra
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Ana Solo
I think we need more tools like. Developers spend too much time on things that can be done automatically. Also, it would be really amazing if you could show examples of code from my colleagues because we try to keep the same code style, but our codebase is so large nobody can remember it fully.
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@ana_solop Thanks! We're working on adding support for team codebases, so soon with bloop you'll be able to quickly see how your colleagues have solved similar engineering problems.
Viktor Resin
I like this extension! Personally, I toggled off auto show feature and open it manually when I need it with the shortcut, I think it's better this way.
frontend-enthusiast
Just tried this out, I really like it. The interesting, and important, feature is that each snippet has a relevant URL that I can go to and read more about its documentation. This is so much better than having me search documentations.
PhilJohnG
fantastic tool! this easily cuts the number of times I usually need to leave the IDE and search for code and library examples by 80% and it's only getting better the more libraries are added!
Bulbacode
Iโ€™d like to imagine itโ€™s just google but only returns results from StackOverflow ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Anastasiia Solop
@bulbacode I don't see how it's related to StackOverflow. It's more like googling through different library docs.
bekhal_ui
I am definitely going to give this a try. Looks promising
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@bekhal_ui Great! Let us know what you think!
Nikita Vlasov
This product is really nice! It helps me to increase my productivity in about 50%. I really like it and want this product to grow! Thanks for such a great thing!
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@dolsze Thanks! Glad you like it ๐ŸŽ‰
Md Abu Taher
Bloop is an amazing Extension. Keep up the good work.
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@hellotaher Thanks! ๐ŸŽ‰
dylan
I really like this product, especially the like feature. Just by having my liked snippets on top in subsequent searches makes my workflow simpler, smoother, and more productive.
Muhammad Asif
really efficient tool it is. the features are good and i loved it.
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@muhammad_asif12 Thank you! ๐ŸŽ‰
Ayan S
This looks amazing! Seems like it's gonna take over searching code examples over on stackoverflow for me!
Milan Gritta
Great idea! I know lots of people who would use it. Well done!
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@milan_gritta Thanks Milan ๐ŸŽ‰
Gerasimos Lampouras
Given how many time during the day I have to leave the IDE environment to search the web for code usage and examples, this is a very interesting application indeed!!
Gabriel Gordon-Hall
@glampouras Thank you for your support Gerasimos!
Ganesh infinity
you are awesome man