Re: A programming wiki?

På Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:37:11 +0100, skrev Kev <jaythenotsosilent@xxxxxxxxx>:


//\\\\o//\\\\annabee wrote:
Does there to your knowledge exist a programmer wiki?

How about a wiki, where the code can be edited by anyone, and then, he can
produce his version by pressing a compile button. There could be one for
each language, and there could be keept diffrent versions of the program.

Have someone tried allready something like this?

http://www.thecodeyouneed.us.to/

I made that wiki a while ago(It's not very good - 2 users, seldom is
there contributions anymore). It's meant to store snippets of code and
can be contributed by anyone. It doesn't compile, though. Of course you
can use an IDE or something like gvim and copy/paste.

Even though a bank of snipplets wouldnt be a bad idea, I was more thinking about a place where I put my GPL project. I also could upload a modified version of compiler of choise, maybe, or one could request compiler authors to participate.

programmer"wiki" - assembler - nasm
RosAsm
- projects
- games
- utilities
- Currentproject (wannabee)

I upload my project in a form that the compiler can understand.
Then I edit the sourcecode of the application, using an compilerspesific interface, on the webspace.
When I hit "compile", the compilation happens locally, and an exe/dll or whatever is generated locally.

In addition, any user that wants to can come and rewrite whatever portion of the "example" program, and hit compile to generate his own version. The system would track changes, and keep copies of recent editions automatically, just like wiki does. It would also work the other way. If the user prefers to develop locally, he can do that, and later upload the changes. Point is it must be click, click click - DONE kind of thing.

- no need for installation of compilers, or a generic automatic installation authored by the compiler vendor
- anonymous participation by anyone
- EASY. It must be fully automatic. No local installation needed. Just the browser.

I think that it _could_ be done. But only if it would be done in a way that it would :
- feel just as efficient (if not more so) than a local installation of the application
- offer all the functionality the compiler would offer in a local version.

_Not_ an easy task, considering the many compilers. But shouldnt technically be unpossible. And if it would be done, and it would work and be effective, there are virtually no possible argument against.

I am much of the view, that the current browser technologies are way to poor to make this a really worthwhile effort. Even on the latest iron, using a broadband connection, posting to a PHP forum, is slow as a dog, and at least much too annoying for developing software. But I also cannot see any reason why it couldnt be made to work in some way. Since we are not all programmers, maybe it could even make sense to create spesific browser variant to assume this kind of thing.


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