Snippets

Snippets are reusable pieces of code, that perform a certain task - that as a developer, you will most likely require again in the future. Some developers keep a record of snippets they use, whether it's within a code repository, notes app, or random pieces of paper lying around. There are also public snippet services, allowing you to share snippets with others.

I kept track of snippets I had used, within organised .txt files, on my NAS. But, as these grew and I referred to them more often, I decided to develop my own:

Screenshot of Snippets

Snippets.slickhouse.com uses SlickCMS Classic ASP (still) and was launched in 2010. I've added a few more over the years and have shared them with colleagues, as necessary.

Although not as obvious now, the styling was heavily influenced by StackOverflow - which itself had launched a couple of years before. Instead of Votes, the number of Comments was displayed. However, I later switched commenting off, as it was prone to spam.

In the future, I plan to update it to use SlickCMS .NET, which I know will be fairly straightforward, as the database schemas are very similar.