Ask HN: How do you share code for stackoverflow questions.

1 points by rgovind 12y ago ↗ HN

Often times, I stumble in my web development and need an expert to answer, so I ask on stackoveflow. However, explaining a question without the other party recreating the situation is a tough problem. So, my question is...how do you share your code and development/test environment with others on internet?

(Assume the code is open source..so no restrictions on sharing it).

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wimplash 12y ago ↗

For questions in Java/JavaScript where the sample code can easily be boiled down, I usually see that the inline code formatting is sufficient. For web-related questions, usually involving HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, use http://jsfiddle.net.

rgovind 12y ago ↗

Thanks. jsfiddle looks interesting. I will try it out. Unfortunately, for HTML/CSS/Javascript, we cannot boil down code into small parts, given the visual aspect of things. So, I agree with what you are saying.