Coding

CodeKeep

Written by: James Avery at 3/1/2008 10:39:04 PM

CodeKeep is a simple code snippet management add-in that allows you to quickly submit and use snippets from the CodeKeep online repository. There are two main functions to working with CodeKeep.

Adding Snippets

Anytime you write a piece of code that you have a feeling you will need again in the future, might as well add it to CodeKeep so you can quickly find it and use it in the future. To add a snippet to CodeKeep you simply have to select that code in the IDE, right-click, and then select Send to CodeKeep as seen here.



You then get to add a description and some usage notes about the piece of code, as well as what language your code is written in. (CodeKeep loves all languages equally)

Searching

Now that you have a bunch of snippets loaded in to CodeKeep it's time to use them (as well as all the snippets other people have added). Simply naviage to Tools -> CodeKeep -> Search and you will see the following screen.



Through the search interface you can view all of your snippets or search through all of the publically available snippets based on their title, description, usage, and based on the language of the snippet. Once you find what you are looking for you can quickly copy and paste it into your code.

CodeKeep also includes a great web interface so you can also access and manage your snippets from the web (and not worry about where to store your snippets since they are available from everywhere)

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