Octopart Search on Go

You may have noticed that Octopart search has been running extra fast lately — that's because we released an update to our web application that makes Octopart extra powerful and even easier to use. The server component of the new application is written in Go. We’ve explored Go for internal tools for a while, and we chose it for our new web app to provide consistent speed and a robust platform for future updates. On average, search on octopart.com is now two times faster than it was before, and the longest load times are up to three and a half times faster.

There are also some changes you'll notice on our search results pages that we hope will make finding the right component easier. Let's go on a tour of what's new.

We’ve simplified the category interface. In the left sidebar, we used to show all the categories we have, regardless of how relevant they were to your search. Now, we highlight relevant categories in a streamlined interface to reduce noise and help you focus on what matters.

Many people who use Octopart have requested the ability to sort search results by part attributes to find the best part for the best price. Now, you can! In matrix view, you can now sort by any part spec available. You can still sort by relevance and price like before, but now you can also sort by attributes, like Supply Current, Resistance, Voltage Rating, Quiescent Current, and more. Click on the target in the middle to see attribute options you can select, and then sort them by ascending or descending by toggling the up and down arrows.

In the card view, clicking "Show more" will expand the card down to reveal more distributors listing the part available. Clicking on Specs and Descriptions to get even more information. In the right corner, we now list the number of data sheets available, as well as the age of each datasheet.

When you open up images, you can tab between them as well.

You'll also notice that search results pages are a lot more mobile friendly:

With these updates, we're aiming to make finding parts more efficient. Let us know if there are more features you'd like to see added to Octopart Search by emailing us here.