A new way to learn programming languages and play with code
Typically, engineers go to search engines to get code snippets and answers on various sites like, Stackoverflow, and other blogs. Now, you have a streamlined alternative that will not only spit out the code solution you need but also edit the code and play with it in real-time. No IDE installation required. This will save you endless time you used to spend going back and forth from search to your code editor.
Now, Microsoft has partnered with HackerRank to bring code snippets right into its Bing search results pages — and as an added twist, you can also edit and execute this code right on those pages, too.
To trigger this, all you have to do is search for something like “string concat C#” or a similar question and Bing will pop up the editor for you. Using the widget, you can also switch to other languages as well. Depending on the algorithm you’re looking for, the options here include C, C++, C#, Python, PHP, and Java.
As per HackerRank co-founder Vivek Ravisankar project currently features over 80 code snippets that focus on the most commonly searched terms.
Microsoft is positioning this as both a productivity and learning tool.
Not every programming example or term will be
presented here; we still need StackOverflow! But Bing (with assist from HackerRank) has just become a
more useful tool for developers and those learning to code.
Happy Coding ... Keep up good work Bing ..
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