GitHub code search is generally available

I have been using since the beta, truly the most impressive product released in the last 5 years (along with chatgpt). The amount of indexed code, the quickness and the precision of this search is simply stunning.

The time to pull request with a good code search, paired with GitHub.dev and Copilot is really a force multiplier. What a time to be alive.

I generally like the new code search, but I've got one big gripe: there's no way to sort code results by any kind of proxy for recency.

The old code search had the ability to sort by indexed date. This wasn't perfect, but it was something.

I like keeping up with who's using my code and whether they're leaving comments or commit chains that outline trouble they're having with it. Sometimes old code pops up in the recently-indexed sort, but if I regularly search and look at the top page, I can see most new uses.

Without it, code search is basically useless for this purpose :/

I don't get the praise over GitHub code search. I find it very inaccurate and often missing references etc. Maybe it depends on the language you are using it with? (Go here)

It's not only about searching your own repository, it allows you to search through every single public repository on GitHub. I personally use it a lot to learn more obscure APIs which are badly documented or which I'm just not used to, simply search for the method I'm trying to use and find infinite examples of real world usage, along with the code license right next to it.

It's also great if you drank the GitHub kool-aid as you can do a single search and find related code snippets, issues, pull requests and discussions that could possibly help. I'm personally not to big into the ecosystem, in fact I'm considering moving to Fossil so I can have everything inside the repo, but for those who are it's a great feature.