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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snippet_(programming) Code snippets] have been around for a very long time. One of the great features of [[File:Allaire homesite.jpg|right]] Allaire HomeSite was that it allowed you to save code snippets for later use. These days there are entire websites devoted to code snippets. Here are some of them:

[[wp:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastebin|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastebin]] is not a snippet website, but deserves mention because it solves an equally important function for the programmer: it allows you to share code while you are working on it, without flooding your IRC or communication channel.