Google Code
Google Code is a new Google site that will post open source projects developed by Googlers as well as material related to the various Google APIs.
Why the open source aspect of this hybrid (APIs and open source) resource? According to the FAQ, "We really care about free and open source software (F/OSS) at Google, and this site is one aspect of that affection."
Seems to me that the F/OSS stuff was probably workable as an external Google project and site when combined with the Google-specific APIs (after all, Google is not an eleemosynary institution).
I'll be taking a close look at the open source projects on Code Google and will report back. In the meantime, you may be interested to know that the Code Google site publishes two syndication feeds: one showing exemplary projects created with Google APIs or tools, the other an update feed to Code Google (both shown here in Syndication Viewer).
Posted by Harold Davis at March 22, 2005 08:52 AM
