Storing your code snippets online

by navi11

Posted: 8 years ago 6 replies

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Just started in web development and am acquiring a small amount of code snippets I use for Bootstrap. CSS styles, useful bits that I will use again.

Where do you store your resources/code that you use often?

I see things like JSFiddle and things, but unsure whether people use those to store resources.

#code #online #snippets #storing

Joe Ray 8 years ago

I store them in a folder on my PC. Keep it simple!
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- cpusl 8 years ago
  
  What are you using to develop with? There are tons of ways to store snippets but it is best to understand what you are using to develop first.
  
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WolfShade 8 years ago

I agree with Joe Ray on keeping it on your local PC. I have a folder on my D: drive called "Resuable_Code" and then created a toolbox in my system tray, for it. I gave the folder sub-folders ("ColdFusion", "JS", "PHP", etc.), and have everything quickly available.

However, I also understand keeping things online so you can access them from anywhere. CodePen and JSFiddle are great ways of sharing your snippets, but I wouldn't use them for keeping samples of reusable code. You'd want more of a cloud storage type of thing, for that.

But, avoid DropBox. Apparently, the token logon has been hacked.
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wayfarer 8 years ago

I just use Github's Gist to store code snippets. You can make them public or private: https://gist.github.com/
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- GeneralLedger 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by wayfarer
  
  I just use Github's Gist to store code snippets. You can make them public or private: https://gist.github.com/
  
  this is the correct answer
  
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  Karen Blundell 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by GeneralLedger
  
  this is the correct answer
  
  there is no right or wrong answer - I store my code on an external drive that I own and have on hand to back up anything I consider precious - I share my code when I distribute free templates to the open source communities -
  
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