Code snippet examples

[freecrm]

Is it me or do the same questions get asked again and again??

I thought a forum with code examples might be beneficial so users can just pick out what they need - rather than googling which some users find very tricky ;).

Or would it be better just to have a sticky in this forum category?

It might also be useful for new ideas.

Common issues include

"how do I create a login page"

"how do I create a registration process"

"what code do I need to make a connection?"

I know these have already been created a thousand times (and google/ sourceforge would solve a few) but there's nothing here that I can see.

For example, I have just figured how to create a dynamic event calendar month and day view - completely driven by php (no Javascript) and linking to three relational tables.

I'm sure there are many more.

Just to clarify, I'm not talking about tutorials (already here!) but simple code examples that can be cut and pasted into existing script.

What are your thoughts?

[DeadBattery]

I think this would be very good - I'm sure many people new to PHP/MySQL would find it useful.

[Scoochi2]

I too am in agreement.
However, due to past experience we may only see a slight decline in the number of questions. On a previous board, there was a sticky named FAQ: Here's how to make a login page. You don't want to know how many topics I saw asking how to make a login page even with that there. *shudders*

But still, let's give it a go! :D

[natsuki]

nice idea GO!

[FalseHope]

Yeah, this would be perfect for beginners. Even a good reference guide for anyone else too.

[freecrm]

I wouldn't have thought adding this as an additional category here would be too much of a problem.

Admin - is this something worth checking out?

[balaji2u]

hmm nice idea..go ahead..

[dickey]

I'd say it is a nice idea but most people who asks thinks that their problem is unique. That would be why they will still ask anyway even if the question should have been answered at least a thousand times.

[xmakina]

What might work just as well is some kind of prompt about "CHECK W3SCHOOLS FIRST" as 9 times out of 10 all newbie questions can be answered with that statement.

[freecrm]

What might work just as well is some kind of prompt about "CHECK W3SCHOOLS FIRST" as 9 times out of 10 all newbie questions can be answered with that statement.

My issue with this - as you know yourself - is that they don't!

In addition, may questions don't really want help understanding what they are writing, they want it done for them!

I have recently been posting back and forth for a user (who shall remain nameless) on a thread that is now about 7 pages long on a fairly simple exercise. :nuts: On page 7, I am having to reference back to page 1 and its starting to do my head in...

Code snippets would eliminate much of this as the user can "cut & paste" without really having to understand much - I know this goes against the principle of this particular forum, but it should be a valuable resource.

Isn't this what a lot of WYSIWYG editing programs do anyway (DW for example)?