Have you ever found yourself heads-down on a project only to get derailed by a development issue that you can't seem to resolve? Or maybe you enjoy giving back to the community by contributing workarounds and code snippets that you have discovered during the course of your development? If so, then you'll want to check out Adobe Cookbooks, a new one-stop shop for finding and sharing code samples.
As product manager for the Adobe Developer Connection, I have seen code samples become an increasingly popular and valuable resource for Adobe developers. Sometimes a clear, concise code sample is all you need to get a project started or get it back on track when you're stuck. The new Adobe Cookbooks application is a searchable repository containing hundreds of community-generated code samples that can help you do just that.
The redesign effort for Adobe Cookbooks 2.0 had a few simple, but important goals: increase the prominence of our contributors, lower the barriers for finding and contributing content, and expand the scope of technologies that it supports.
Several new features will be immediately apparent to frequent cookbook visitors:
Contributors to Adobe Cookbooks will appreciate several new features of the application geared towards increasing the prominence and recognition of our contributors:
We are also very excited about all the new enhancements aimed at making the Adobe Cookbooks experience better for our users:
Community participation is the backbone of Adobe Cookbooks, so whether you are coming to contribute, request or locate a recipe, or comment on and rate existing content, your participation in this community application is greatly appreciated.
We will be updating Adobe Cookbooks after the initial launch with new features and functionality. We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas, so after you check out Adobe Cookbooks, please post your comments and suggestions in the Cookbook Feedback Forum.
Also, keep an eye out on the Adobe Developer Connection blog—that is where we will be announcing cookbook contests and promotions from time to time.
Ed Sullivan is product manager for the Adobe Developer Connection in the platform business unit at Adobe Systems. He is responsible for driving visibility and programs for the Adobe Developer Connection, and focuses on the strategy and implementation of those programs as well as providing resources to attract, engage, and retain developers. Ed has a history of working in technical communities. Prior to joining Adobe, he held a variety of community marketing roles at Macromedia, Allaire, and Sybase. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Arizona. In his free time, he enjoys following his favorite Boston sports teams, the Patriots and Red Sox, with a healthy dose of fantasy football sprinkled in.