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Looking for searchable code archives [duplicate]

As part of research for a user group presentation I'm looking for usage examples of certain code constructs. I'm looking for online source code repository collections that allow me to search inside ...
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I want to start an open source project. Where's the best place to host it? [closed]

Should I host it on GitHub, LaunchPad, Google Code, SourceForge, or something else?
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How safe & trustworthy are hosting sites such as sourceforge, github or bitbucket for closed-source projects?

I am considering using sourceforge, bitbucket or github for managing source control for my business. I have open projects and I participate in open projects such as gcc. But I also have a business ...
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Presenting PHP source on the Web

I've written a patch for a GPL'ed JavaScript library. To check how the patch works one needs sample CGI (or PHP) backend. I want to write a demo PHP to show that my JS works and put the open code on ...
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Which Project hosting service (Like google code, github) you will prefer to use? And Why? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: I want to start an open source project. Where's the best place to host it? I am using to study (and at some point of time copy the desired module of) the code from ...
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How to recruit programmers for an open source project and kick-start it? [closed]

I would like to start an open source project, and would like to do a collaborative effort in starting it. I have a clear idea of what I want, but not yet a formal specification (I would like to do ...
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Is it OK to push my code to GitHub while it is still in early development?

I have some projects that are in a very early development state. They are nowhere nearing completion but I do host them (as public repos) on GitHub because: I have multiple computers and I want ...
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What reasons are there for not using a third party version control service?

I've recently noticed a bit of a trend for my projects as of late. I use to run my own SVN server on my VPS, but recently the nail went in the coffin for that when I got my last project migrated from ...
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Would I be able to use code hosting services to host malware code?

Let me start by saying that I am a computer security researcher. Part of my job is to create malware to deploy on a controlled environment in order to study or evaluate several aspects of computer ...
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Why are many programmers moving their code to github?

For the past 6 months or more, I've been seeing many codes hosted at sourceforge.net as well as other hosting sites "Move to GitHub". A mere Google Search with the phrase "Moved to Github" returns ...
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Site for uploading open source project

I have some simple and useful projects. I want to upload it as an open source project. What are the most popular sites for uploading these projects? Following are the requirements The site is ...
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CodePlex and Google Code Concerns

I was wondering about the risks involved with hosting on Microsoft CodePlex and Google Code. Let's say I host a project on one of them and it ends up taking off and getting tons of downloads. I was ...
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Use Google Analytics to track visitor/download stats for a Google Code Project?

Can you use Google Analytics to track visitors/downloaders for a Google Code project? I've searched google for an answer but I get results about Google Analytics as a Google Code project itself and ...
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Creating an a project-site for an open source project

So I have an open source project that I would like to promote and I want to create a project-site for it where I will host the documentation, etc. (preferably something that integrates with github for ...
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Project (that contains reverse engineering) hosting + license

I made multiple tools for extracting file formats that are found in (commercial) games. Where should I host the code? (e.g. Google Code, Sourceforge,....) Normally it would be considered 'illegal' ...
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best hosting structure to sell your app on a website

I'm considering trying to sell a small desktop application (I would be considered a one-man mISV, I guess?) at a price of about $20-$30 USD. I would distribute to customers by download only. I get ...
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How come many project-hosting sites doesn't have a forum feature?

I'm considering starting an open-source project, so I shopped around some popular project hosting sites. What I find surprising is that many (see here for a nice feature table) of the popular ...
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When it comes to hosting your personal throw-away projects, does one service and project structure stand out?

I'm looking at Google Code, SourceForge, BitBucket, and GitHub, since they seem to be the big players. Now, I haven't broken down all of the features that they provide yet, but I'm really looking for ...
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Where to host open source mini-projects like jQuery plugins

I've written few jQuery plugins (as well as some other stuff) and I publish all the code on my blog (http://erraticdev.blogspot.com). I update them as people tell me about any issues they came across ...
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Where can I host my JSP+Java Web application?

My web application is currently written in JSP/Java, using an Oracle DB. I develop on Windows, and I use JDeveloper (Oracle's eclipse clone) and I use JDev's integrated WebLogic Server. I want to go ...
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F# open source project hosting using SVN

I'm looking to choose open source project hosting site for an F# project using SVN. CodePlex is where the .NET community in general and most F# projects are hosted, but I'm worried TFS + SvnBridge is ...
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Free ASP.NET hosting with MS SQL Support [closed]

I need to host some code temporarily for a very short time. For this reason I'd rather not have to pay for the hosting. Can you recommend any (free) hosting that I can use temporarily? I'm not ...
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Does anyone use ohloh.net for their open source projects?

I'm looking into finding a few open source projects to get some experience with. I'm currently not a user of ohloh.net but I might want to join if there are some people who use it for projects. Is ...
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How do you rate Hosting?

1) Up-time2) Latency3) Throughput4) Server software such as SQL, etc.5) $$$ -- transfer, overages, etc. What else? And is there a web site rating hosts by this criteria that is actually reliable and ...
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How do you feel about using online Version Control Systems?

I have been running my own home-based server for ages for my own personal code, and have tried one system or another (SVN, VSS, etc). But recently, I've enjoyed having some more precious (no source ...