jbrown1028 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hello All, Since I am new here, I wanted to give a penny or two for my thoughts... I have always like IPBoard because of its out of the box features, although I think a great addition to this User Group is a snippet section. I have about 12,000 little snippets (many of them are really old now), but still in the thousands of really cool snippets that I would like to share and would love to see other people's ideas not only for my snippets, but theirs as well. Let me know if that would be a good idea... Thanks, Jessica Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304427-snippet-section/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 We actually have a place, though it's restricted to established members who've already demonstrated they know their stuff. It's also a bit neglected... If you want to look for some feedback on what you have then you could make a thread in, say, Miscellaneous, with a handful of the most significant bits of code you've accumulated? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304427-snippet-section/#findComment-1548927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques1 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The problem with code is that it needs to be reviewed and actively maintained, otherwise you quickly end up with poorly written, outdated or even dangerous material. You can see this on many PHP-related websites which still spread bad code from the early 2000s. Personally, I'm also no big fan of this snippet culture. Code examples are definitely useful in the context of an article or a tutorial, but when you merely post a bunch of functions, most people will just blindly copy and paste them without gaining any actual knowledge. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304427-snippet-section/#findComment-1548988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown1028 Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 @Guru - I totally agree, although here is where the problem lies. If someone get in a car and doesn't put a seat belt, and plows into a telephone pole, do we blame the car manufacture? Part of a beginner's self training is to research and learn from examples. If they just grab the example and get hacked, they just leveled up and now know they better look further, (maybe this is why I am not a therapist). HAHA Anyways, if it is here, or not, doesn't affect my daily activities just thought it would be a great topic starter. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304427-snippet-section/#findComment-1548994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques1 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 If they just grab the example and get hacked, they just leveled up and now know they better look further, (maybe this is why I am not a therapist). HAHA That's not the kind of attitude we have here. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304427-snippet-section/#findComment-1549003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmola Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 @Guru Just thought I'd point out, that Guru is one of our badge levels here, not his user name Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304427-snippet-section/#findComment-1549061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown1028 Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 OMG, I so missed that, sorry @Jacques1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304427-snippet-section/#findComment-1549170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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