On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Albert-Jan Roskam <fo...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Subject: [Tutor] Sharing Code Snippets >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I am not sure if this has been shared on this list. However, to help >> both those seeking help and those wanting to help, may I suggest that >> for all of you posting your programs, how about using a service such >> as GitHub's Gists [1]. It allows you to post entire programs with >> advantages such as intact code formatting, syntax highlighting and >> perhaps others such as version control. >> >> I hope that's a useful suggestion. >> >> [1] https://gist.github.com/ > > Hi, > > Is this better than e.g. http://www.pastebin.com/? I wouldn't like it if the > emails contain *only* links to such sites. > That way the information is lost forever if github decides to remove the > code. Often these sites have expiration > dates for their contents.
GitHub's Gists doesn't have an expiration date, since its primary purpose is not a paste bin. But yes, I understand that if GitHub decides to remove this service some day, the code is lost. -Amit. > > Albert-Jan -- http://amitsaha.github.com/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
