Brian Douglas

StarSearch - AI Copilot, but for git history

StarSearch is our AI-powered feature that provides in-depth insights into contributor history and activities, bringing transparency and a new depth of knowledge about open source projects.

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Erin Mikail Staples
This team is nothing but fantastic! I've had the absolute privilege of getting to know @bdougieyo, @bekahhw and Nick Taylor over the past few years and i'm absolutely excited to see this only continue to evolve.
Brian Douglas
@bekahhw @erinmikail Thanks for those early chats about the newsletter and open-source outreach. Appreciate you!
Albert
congratulations on the launch of starsearch, james, desigan, gregor, and brian. i'm curious, how does starsearch handle the privacy of contributors while providing such detailed insights into their activities and contributions?
Brian Douglas
@mashy, today we only show handles. Personally identifiable information about their employer, location, etc., is not being embedded or recalled from our data. This means the experience is limited to data until we figure out how work with the highest standards of data protection.
Sarup Banskota
This is incredible. We're going to find use for it every day as we study different OSS projects in the process of building our courses and writing out blog. Their history, key moments, contributors, and such!
Brian Douglas
@sarup_banskota Discovering historical moments or being alerted of those moments worth remembering that are happening right now are all on the roadmap.
Nick Taylor
Thanks John! Right back at ya!
Maran Smith
StarSearch is a powerful tool, I reviewed the project and I admit that It is different
Brian Douglas
@manofthe_match, thanks for the review. Happy to answer any questions.
Val
StarSearch is lit! How's it handle huge repos with complex histories?
Brandon Roberts
@p_val Thanks! Large repos with complex histories are handled pretty well. We're focusing on contributors and contributions first, and will expand to other areas.
Brian Douglas
@p_val we currently do not look at anything besides the default branch today as well, do not look further back than 12 months. We will expand into further complexity once we get feedback from initial usage. Here is a technical article on how we approached building it. https://opensauced.pizza/blog/ho...
Justin Downey
Just tried out StarSearch for a project I’m working on with my son, and it has completely transformed how I find and collaborate with developers on GitHub. I was struggling to find the right talent for a complex AI integration, but StarSearch made it so easy to identify the best contributors based on their previous work and expertise. Excited to unlock even more use cases as I play with it in the coming weeks! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Brian Douglas
@justin_downey1 thanks for your support
Tom Bruining
Looks cool team, I could see this being helpful for engineering hiring managers looking for a great hire who's been active in the open source community.
Irene Banks
The ability to track impactful developers and identify potential core contributors is invaluable for project maintainers. It's like having a talent scout for open-source collaboration. :) Congratulations on the launch!
Matt Mankins
Super work and fun to play with. Congrats to you and the team!
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