bloop is an in-IDE code search engine that retrieves relevant JS and TypeScript code examples from library documentation and open-source repos. ā See library function parameters, output, and error-handling - without going to Google.
Thanks for the Hunt @chrismessina š
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-Fāing 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 whatās particular to a project and whatās idiomatic code. So as you write, you get a sense of how functions are meant to be used.
Weāve got exciting new features on the way. We want to make it seamless for developers to benefit from open-source code.
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@chrismessina@gabriel_gordon_hall1 Congratulations on your launch on PH. I am certain this will help solve a number of problems for developers. KUDOSš
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That sounds like a really good extension. How many JS libraries are you supporting?
Would like to see if my libraries are supported :)
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@dz156 I would really like to see a list of JS libraries that are currently supported as well
@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
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@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?
@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?
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.
@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.
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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.
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