WriteThisNotThat.com

Have you checked out WriteThisNotThat.com yet?  You haven’t?!  Alright.  I see how it is.  I thought we were friends.

WriteThisNotThat.com is a community-based site dedicated to building a library of good development practices by profiling the really ugly ones.  By really ugly practices I mean that 700-line-long method that makes you vomit in your mouth a little everytime you think about it.  How about that old class that’s 90% unreachable code because it’s covered in hacked-together bandages?  That’s what we want to see!  This site is welcome to all developers regardless of language (even VB) or experience level.  Seasoned architect?  Great!  Straight out of college?  Even better! 

We’re in the process of courting some sponsors so that we can spin up a monthly contest based on your votes.  Post your ugly source code and there might be a little something in it for you. 

Drop by when you get chance.  If you don’t learn anything the first time around it will atleast be good for a chuckle or two. Next time you run across some especially gnarly source code, share it with us!  We’d love to see it! 

If you like the site, please don’t keep it a secret.