codeShare Update!
codeShare- New public shares! Got some great code you want to share with the world? Just mark it as public and the world will see! Don’t forget to leave a good comment so people will know exactly what your code does.
- No more silly “add comment” link next to each line of code, now simply click on the comment bubble to the left of each line.
- Clickable share URL on the final step. Before we only had a copy and pastable link, why? We don’t know!!
- Finally, and probably most exciting “cf8 shares” there is a lot of great code out there for ColdFusion 8, why not put it all in one placed? Again, don’t forget to comment. Note for this type of share you have to have an account.
More to come, but we couldn’t wait to get these much needed updates out there for the users. So get out of here and start sharing!!
Good Day!
Ryan
Contest Prizes
codeShareSo we're thinking of having a couple contests over at codeShare.ulatu.com to promote the site and generate some hits. What do you all think would be good prizes to give away to the winners? And when I say good I generally mean cheap. :-)
Let me know your thoughts!
Good Day!
Ryan
The Next Step for codeShare
codeShareAs with any new site codeShare has had it’s peaks and valleys in traffic. Anytime we make an announcement about a new feature hits go up for a few days and then back down. We have a whole lot of "test" and "hello world" posts, but not a lot of code sharing yet. In your eyes what does codeShare need functionality wise or what do we need to do promotion wise to get the traffic coming. I’ve found two competitors (listed below), if you have time feel free to contrast and compare.
http://www.nomorepasting.com/
http://pastebin.com/
The first thing I noticed and you’ll probably notice too is that both of the other sites allow visitors to see what other visitors have posted. Is this really an important "feature"? My thought is that if you are working on some code that is not yet complete you don’t want the world to see, you just want to share it with people you trust.
Along the same lines of making code available for public viewing what do you all think about tagging your code. Would that be useful? Would it be nice to see all the mach-ii or CS code out there on our server?
Anyway just looking for some feedback. Thanks for your attention.
Good Day!
Ryan
codeShare's New Home and New Features!
codeShareWell I’ve been hinting at big things coming, Dave and Aaron have been hinting at big things coming and they are finally here. The codeShare project now has a new home and some cool new features. There is now three, count them three, ways to share code with codeShare. Below is a summary of codeShare along with a brief description of the features.
We begin with a discussion on what codeShare
is. codeShare is a site
designed to give developers the ability to share their code via private URL. Users can posted their
code to http://codeshare.ulatu.com,
make any comments they would like and then share
their private URL with whomever they would like. They can even make
comments on a per line level! Users can then review the code and make any
comments they would like back to the original owner. It is an excellent
way to debug code over instant messenger without having to send an attachment
over e-mail.
The second feature of codeShare is the integration with the blogging and social networking site InstantSpot. This integration allows users to upload code to codeShare via their InstantSpot control panel. This is a nice enhancement for the project giving the coders the ability to easily save and share code via their InstantSpot blog.
To read more about InstantSpot and the codeShare integration check out the links below.
InstantSpot
InstantSpot
w/ codeShare
InstantSpot
w/ codeShare made easier
The final feature, for now, of codeShare is the codeShare plug-in for Eclipse developed by Mark Drew. Mark went above and beyond the initial idea of the codeShare plug-in giving users the ability to easily post code to the codeShare web site without leaving Eclipse. Users can also view their codeShare history within Eclipse. Mark even gave codeShare users the ability to have their share from Eclipse added to their codeShare account by entering in their user name and password via the preferences window located on the file bar at window – preferences – codeshare.
For more on Mark Drew and the codeShare plug-in for Eclipse check out the links below.
Mark Drew’s blog
codeShare Demo Movie (Quicktime)
codeShare Plug-In Project (and download)
Finally codeShare now has a new home at http://codeshare.ulatu.com. Pronounced “u-la-tu”, it doesn’t really mean anything, just kind of sounds cool. After all what did google mean before it was google? Anyway there is more stuff to come at ulatu.com , stay tuned!
Many many thanks need to go out to the folks that make this project possible. First to Dave and Aaron over at InstantSpot . They have been big supporters of this project since we originally came up with the idea last year. Their dedication and excitement to everything they do inspire us to do something more! Additionally a HUGE thanks needs to be sent out to Mark Drew. This guy is amazing. Taking what was a simple idea of right clicking on some code in Eclipse and then opening up codeShare turned into a full blown plug-in. There is no way we could have made the plug-in without Mark! Finally Todd Sharp over at <cfsilence> who came up with the idea for the plug-in on his ride into work one day. There would really be no plug-in if it weren’t for his idea!
Let the codeSharing begin!
Good Day!
Ryan
codeShare Update!
codeShareWell I really couldn't say it any better than Dave said it, so I'll let him have the honors!
Thanks Dave and Aaron for all you've done!
Visit codeShare !
Good Day!
Ryan
Add Comment
codeShare’s Big Day
codeShareFirst off users can now sign up for an account on codeShare. There are a couple benefits right now and more to come.
- You can set code to never expire. After a user logs into the site they have the option to set their code to never expire. This is handy for the second piece of good news below
- When a
user selects their code to never expire codeShare can create links for the
user’s blog or InstantSpot (oops that was second piece of big news). This is simple html code that can be cut
and pasted into any blog entry (as long as they accept IFrames).
As I alluded to above the second piece of good news to share is that codeShare is now InstantSpot compatible. Users can simply enter something like [ codeShare nov29487 ] (without spaces) and their code will automatically be entered into their InstantSpot blog entry or page, like so:
How cool, and easy is that? So no longer is codeShare just an nice tool for troubleshooting code with other developers, but it can be a code repository for users that would like to share with the world!
Dave , Aaron and I have some other great ideas for codeShare and InstantSpot to come! This is just the beginning!
Thank you to all that provided feedback and hit codeShare yesterday. Please don’t stop providing comments and suggestions. This is a tool for all of you!
Good Day!
Ryan
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