Today I came accross two new community sites, CodeKeep and CodeGallery:
CodeKeep
Dave Donaldson, a .NET user group leader, just released a new community website CodeKeep. It is basically a place to store and share code snippets that developers want to keep in a permanent location. What I like about CodeKeep is that it is not exclusive to .NET developers, but rather he is pulling together different language/platform developers into a single community. A great way to build bridges.
Check also out Dave's announcement post http://loudcarrot.com/Blogs/dave/archive/2005/08/20/4921.aspx and the the codekeep site http://www.codekeep.net.
CodeGallery
The Microsoft GotDotNet-Team announces the newest member of the gotdotnet family: CodeGallery, a community site where Microsoft contributors and customers alike can share and discuss their ideas and projects with other developers and IT professionals.
CodeGallery enables you and other .NET and Windows community participants to:
- Create a Micro-Community. Members can create a CodeGallery project, upload content such as binaries, source code, and whitepapers, customize their project portal with links to related projects, approve/deny membership requests, and generate online reports.
- Consume. At CodeGallery, you can search for, subscribe to directory updates (RSS), find useful scripts, tools, applications and other types of content, view recent project activity, and then download the best of what’s next in .NET applications such as PowerToys, tutorials, diagrams, and code.
- Contribute Feedback. Project members can discuss project contents using per-project message boards or log a bug against a project using integrated bug tracking tool.
- Refactor and Refine. Project owners can incorporate online community feedback into their offline development process and upload new releases for additional community input.
CodeGallery focuses on the conversation between developer and IT Pro customers and product teams and is distinct and different from gotdotnet Workspaces, which provides source control in addition to the features available in CodeGallery.
I know that Peter Himschoot, Microsoft Regional Director in Belgium, has been requesting such an initiative for some time. Have a look at these community sites Peter!