{"id":6983,"date":"2005-10-19T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-19T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/2005\/10\/19\/code-snippets-on-channel9-ken-levy-and-lisa-feigenbaum\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:54:14","slug":"code-snippets-on-channel9-ken-levy-and-lisa-feigenbaum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/vbteam\/code-snippets-on-channel9-ken-levy-and-lisa-feigenbaum\/","title":{"rendered":"Code Snippets on Channel9 &#8211; Ken Levy and Lisa Feigenbaum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>We&rsquo;ve posted a new video on Channel9 about Code Snippets in VS2005.&nbsp; Click <a title=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Showpost.aspx?postid=126728\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Showpost.aspx?postid=126728\">here<\/a> to check out the 38min show.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>Here are some of the exciting topics that you can look forward to hearing about:<\/span><\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Symbol\" size=\"2\"><span><span>&middot;<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>What code snippets are and why they were created in VB 2005.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Symbol\" size=\"2\"><span><span>&middot;<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>How to invoke snippets and then customize them in the IDE.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Symbol\" size=\"2\"><span><span>&middot;<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>What a code snippet file actually looks like on disk.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Symbol\" size=\"2\"><span><span>&middot;<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>How to edit code snippets or create your own with the Snippet Editor.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Symbol\" size=\"2\"><span><span>&middot;<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>Going forward: places to look for more info and where you can go to post your own.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><\/span><\/font>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>For your convenience I&#8217;ve also pasted some useful code snippet sites here, that are mentioned in the video:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.microsoft.com\/msdn\/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=61654\"><strong><font color=\"#0000ff\">Code Snippets FAQ:<\/font><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Learn a lot of good information in <font color=\"#000000\">this FAQ.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a title=\"http:\/\/forums.microsoft.com\/msdn\/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=65\" href=\"http:\/\/forums.microsoft.com\/msdn\/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/forums.microsoft.com\/msdn\/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=65\" color=\"#0000ff\">VB IDE Forum:<\/font><\/a><\/strong> Post<\/font> your own questions about snippets <font color=\"#000000\">here!<br \/><\/font><\/font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a title=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/vbide\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/vbide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/vbide\" size=\"2\"><font title=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/vbide\" face=\"Arial\"><font title=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/vbide\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong title=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/vbide\">VB IDE blog<\/strong>:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> For tips &amp; tricks about snippets.<br \/><\/font><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\"><strong><br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a title=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/vbasic\/downloads\/2005\/snippets\/\" href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/vbasic\/downloads\/snippets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/vbasic\/downloads\/2005\/snippets\/\" color=\"#0000ff\">MSDN download page:<\/font><\/a><\/strong><\/font><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;Additional snippets will later be posted here.<br \/><strong><br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a title=\"http:\/\/forums.microsoft.com\/msdn\/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=94137\" href=\"http:\/\/forums.microsoft.com\/msdn\/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=94137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/forums.microsoft.com\/msdn\/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=94137\" color=\"#0000ff\">Most Wanted Page:<\/font><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Go request a snippet you&#8217;d like to see!<br \/><strong><br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a title=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/vbasic\/downloads\/2005\/tools\/snippeteditor\/\" href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/vbasic\/downloads\/2005\/tools\/snippeteditor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/vbasic\/downloads\/2005\/tools\/snippeteditor\/\" color=\"#0000ff\">The Snippet Editor:<\/font><\/a><\/strong> A tool to help edit and create your own code snippets.<br \/><strong><br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a title=\"http:\/\/www.gotdotnet.com\/workspaces\/workspace.aspx?id=6b1aceda-e613-4dac-beeb-0cd8ad8f2d41\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gotdotnet.com\/workspaces\/workspace.aspx?id=6b1aceda-e613-4dac-beeb-0cd8ad8f2d41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/www.gotdotnet.com\/workspaces\/workspace.aspx?id=6b1aceda-e613-4dac-beeb-0cd8ad8f2d41\" color=\"#0000ff\">Community Power Toys:<\/font><\/a><\/strong> Tools to help turn your .snippet file into a .vsi&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(so that it can be downloaded with the standard Visual Studio Installer).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Also contains a template to help create your own snippet hosting site.<br \/><strong><br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current Snippet Hosting Sites:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Go post your snippets on one of these sites, so that they can be shared with the community&#8230;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/><font color=\"#0000ff\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/font><\/font><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><a title=\"http:\/\/www.projectdistributor.net\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.projectdistributor.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/www.projectdistributor.net\/\" color=\"#0000ff\">http:\/\/www.projectdistributor.net<\/font><\/a><br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/font><\/font><\/font><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gotdotnet.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gotdotnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/www.gotdotnet.com\/\" face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\">http:\/\/www.gotdotnet.com<\/font><\/a><br \/><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/font><a title=\"http:\/\/dotnetjunkies.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/dotnetjunkies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/dotnetjunkies.com\/\" face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\">http:\/\/dotnetjunkies.com<\/font><\/a><br \/><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/font><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gotcodesnippets.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gotcodesnippets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><font title=\"http:\/\/www.gotcodesnippets.com\/\" face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\">http:\/\/www.gotcodesnippets.com<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><font size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>Thanks!<br \/><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span>Lisa<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><span><\/span><\/font>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&rsquo;ve posted a new video on Channel9 about Code Snippets in VS2005.&nbsp; Click here to check out the 38min show. Here are some of the exciting topics that you can look forward to hearing about: &nbsp; &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What code snippets are and why they were created in VB 2005. &middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How to invoke snippets and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":8818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,195],"tags":[74,95,165],"class_list":["post-6983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-visual-basic","tag-ide","tag-lisa-feigenbaum","tag-vb2005"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>We&rsquo;ve posted a new video on Channel9 about Code Snippets in VS2005.&nbsp; Click here to check out the 38min show. 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