JavaScriptSearch Thursday, November 16, 2006; 07:39 AM
As an addition to the GeekInterview experience, Exforsys launched
their latest technology site on Saturday, the GeekInterview Code Base.
Aimed at developers, the site allows for user submission of snippets of
code that can be downloaded by any user, regardless of their
registration status.
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“Our intention in releasing the Code Base
was to give something back to the developer community,” said Chandra
Vennapoosa of GeekInterview. “Knowing that so many developers build
apps using snippets of code from various places, we thought having a
central database that was free and open would be of value to them.
Giving back to a community that has been so generous to us is something
that really excites me. I think we’ve created something that has real
staying power for the geek community.”
Tapping into the popular
open source movement, the GeekInterview Code Base offers up incredible
value to site visitors and members, a key component of the
collaborative web, known as web 2.0. User generated code is in high
demand, as developers realize that this code is often lovingly created
by passionate users to fill a tangible need.
To get an idea of
how the site works, developers are encouraged to visit the site and
download at will. Upon first glance, one can see that the breadth of
code available is already substantial. The GeekInterview Code Base is
expected to see rapid growth, at a time when ‘user gen’ and ‘open
source’ are two of the hottest buzz words on the net.
The
site’s layout is clean and easy to navigate. The latest code submitted
appears on the front page, along with developer’s description and any
comments. At the bottom of the page, a dynamic list of user submitted
code snippets is listed according to popularity. Anyone can submit
their own code snippet, or they can peruse the rich offerings for code
that meets their needs.
Copyright protection is important to
GeekInterview. While items posted under the GNU license are encouraged,
only code that was created by the submitter is allowed into the
database. The broad range of code on the site encompasses C++
applications, web apps, database code and even web design snippets.
Innovative and practical at the same time, the GeekInterview Code Base
will be a hit with developers who want to share their code freely.
GeekInterview is a popular Open Database site with over
67,000 active and contributing members. Adding their own interview
experience and working knowledge to the site, users can quiz themselves
with a comprehensive suite of online tools, assessing their
certification readiness and giving them a clear idea of what skill sets
need improvement.
http://code.geekinterview.com/
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