[boyter]

Interesting. It looks like its actually parsing the Java to produce the results as a search for "bing" shows the number of imports and complexity of the code. This would be similar to sourcegraph.

I wonder what parser is used and if it can be applied to other languages.

[leemartie]

Good observation! We are continuously expanding our efforts, and will be looking into supporting other languages soon. For us, this will mean using or writing different parsers for different types of languages. Suggestions for which languages you want are appreciated! More details on the engineering of CodeExchange are being written.

[boyter]

Interesting. This is a university project yes? Will you be looking to open source some of the code, in particular the language parsers.

I ask from a purely selfish purpose as I want to integrate this sort of information into searchcode.com and would prefer to avoid writing my own implementations.

[leemartie]

Yes, it is a university project. We hope to make it open source, but first we are working to stabilize it and write about it.

[boyter]

Ah very cool. I have added a watch to your profile so I can see any further developments.