Reviewing AI Code Search Tools

• SeaGOAT

  7 911 9.7 Python

  local-first semantic code search engine

In this blog post, I’ll be comparing 3 distinct AI-first code search tools I recently came across: Cody (developed by late-stage startup, Sourcegraph), SeaGOAT (an open-source project that was trending on HN last week), and Bloop (an early-stage YC startup). I’ll be evaluating them along the dimensions of user-friendliness as well as their accuracy.

• lightrail

  10 219 9.0 JavaScript

  Lightrail Monorepo

  

For me, my favorite was Bloop — it did a better job of not hallucinating, and I preferred the UX. As an aside, I found that using this in combination with Github Copilot or Perplexity was a little bit frustrating — I’m constantly switching between different tools for the same project. I keep wishing for one tool that can wrap all of this functionality and context within one entry point. I've been exploring some of these ideas in Lightrail, but it doesn't include code search (as we discussed, that's a more complex challenge than code generation). Nevertheless, I'm excited about the possibilities in the field. Thanks for reading so far - I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas on this!

• SurveyJS

  surveyjs.io sponsored

  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• bloop

  31 8,561 9.6 Rust

  bloop is a fast code search engine written in Rust.

  

In this blog post, I’ll be comparing 3 distinct AI-first code search tools I recently came across: Cody (developed by late-stage startup, Sourcegraph), SeaGOAT (an open-source project that was trending on HN last week), and Bloop (an early-stage YC startup). I’ll be evaluating them along the dimensions of user-friendliness as well as their accuracy.

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