Google Code Search now indexes the web

mstrom writes: "Google Code Search (launched last October) now searches code snippets found anywhere on the web. While it previously searched only known code hosting sites such as sourceforge.net, it now will index code mentioned in tutorials, online forums or any web site, meaning it will be much easier to find code examples for virtually any API. Rivals such as Koders and Codase allow more structured search, allowing searches by programming constructs such as methods or classes, but Google remains unique in allowing freeform regexp (Regular Expression) searches for ultimate flexibility. Now if only Google would allow full regexp search on the entire web ..."