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Code Search at Google: Han-Wen and Zoekt

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At Sourcegraph, we're inspired by developers that make a difference. Han-Wen Nienhuys, creator of Zoekt, an open source search engine for code based on Google's internal Code Search tool, is one of those inspiring developers.

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