Koders

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Koders
(merged into Open Hub)
Bds koders logo.jpg
Type of site
 Open source search engine
OwnerBlack Duck Software
Website koders.com
Commercialyes
Launched2000;18 years ago (2000) (Ended: 2012 (2012))
Current statusRedirects to code.openhub.net

Koders was a search engine for open source code. It enabled software developers to easily search and browse source code in thousands of projects posted at hundreds of open source repositories.

Open-source software software licensed to ensure source code usage rights

Open-source software (OSS) is a type of computer software in which source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative public manner. Open-source software is a prominent example of open collaboration.

A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process, including the research, design, programming, and testing of computer software. Other job titles which are often used with similar meanings are programmer, software analyst, and software programer.

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On April 28, 2008, it was announced that Black Duck Software would acquire the Koders assets and technologies although the Koders website will remain as a free resource. [1]

On May 19, 2009, Black Duck Software announced that projects from the Microsoft CodePlex open source project hosting site will now be fed automatically into Black Duck’s open source KnowledgeBase repository. The projects also will be searchable through Black Duck’s Koders.com. [2]

Microsoft U.S.-headquartered technology company

Microsoft Corporation (MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies. The word "Microsoft" is a portmanteau of "microcomputer" and "software". Microsoft is ranked No. 30 in the 2018 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

CodePlex was a forge website by Microsoft. While it was active, it allowed shared development of open-source software. Its features includes wiki pages, source control based on Mercurial, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Subversion or Git, discussion forums, issue tracking, project tagging, RSS support, statistics, and releases.

Koders announced on September 9, 2009 that their search engine now exceed 2.4 billion lines of code; a 210% increase since April 2008. [3]

Black Duck Software announced on October 25, 2012 the merge of Koders with Ohloh Code. [4]

Plug-ins

In addition to their web-based search engine, Koders provided a plug-in for the IDE Eclipse and an add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio. A plug-in was also included within Code::Blocks.

Eclipse (software) Java software development environment

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Microsoft Visual Studio integrated development environment

Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs, as well as websites, web apps, web services and mobile apps. Visual Studio uses Microsoft software development platforms such as Windows API, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Store and Microsoft Silverlight. It can produce both native code and managed code.

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References

  1. ↑ Byfield, Bruce (April 28, 2008). "Black Duck acquires Koders.com". Linux.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Black Duck Software, Microsoft Team to Automate Addition of OS Projects from CodePlex into Black Duck KnowledgeBase & Koders.com". Black Duck Software. May 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Koders.com Free Code Search Site Exceeds 2.4 billion lines of Open Source Code". Black Duck Software. September 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Black Duck Announces Ohloh Enhancements Providing New Visibility into Open Source Activities Affiliated With Organizations, Expanded Code Search Capabilities". Black Duck Software. October 25, 2012.


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