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Well 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