Storing Code Snippets

saeculum · 03-15-2009, 03:35 PM

Hi. I've just reintroduced myself to C with a nice application, I'd like to save some of the snippets and I'm wondering how other people do this - a member here mentioned a backup of their c library and i thought it was a neat idea.

I've found a couple of applications that try to help organise snippets (kjots, basket etc)
though the ones I've used don't feel right (not exactly a long trial). I've also read that some people store many text files, others store all the snippets in a single text file, and others use a database.

Which method(s)/application(s) do you guys at cprogramming.com use?

brewbuck · 03-15-2009, 08:47 PM

I create libraries, not snippets. Code worth keeping is worth cleaning up and putting into a library. Snippets encourage copy-paste programming.

03-15-2009, 03:35 PM	#1
saeculum Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 21	Storing Code Snippets Hi. I've just reintroduced myself to C with a nice application, I'd like to save some of the snippets and I'm wondering how other people do this - a member here mentioned a backup of their c library and i thought it was a neat idea. I've found a couple of applications that try to help organise snippets (kjots, basket etc) though the ones I've used don't feel right (not exactly a long trial). I've also read that some people store many text files, others store all the snippets in a single text file, and others use a database. Which method(s)/application(s) do you guys at cprogramming.com use?
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03-15-2009, 08:47 PM	#2
brewbuck Senior software engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 5,768	I create libraries, not snippets. Code worth keeping is worth cleaning up and putting into a library. Snippets encourage copy-paste programming. __________________ "Congratulations on your purchase. To begin using your quantum computer, set the power switch to both off and on simultaneously." -- raftpeople@slashdot
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