CodeBetter.com is a community of individuals who have day jobs as software developers focused on using Microsoft technologies, particularly .Net based languages, Sql Server, Sharepoint, BizTalk, server platforms and other software.

How was CodeBetter.Com formed?

CodeBetter.Com was initially created in early 2005 by bloggers (Brendan and Darrell) who saw a need for a focused, technical blogging community.  Having been members of the popular DotNetJunkies.com community for over a year, they realized that a small, focused group would be a good place to learn and share their experiences with the community.

I don’t see a tip jar. Can I leave a tip? 

Nope. All we ask is that you get involved. Every comment you leave on a post or article, positive or negative, helps all of us navigate the technical waters better.  If you have a blog, and would like to help the cause, link to us!

Can I have a blog at CodeBetter.Com? 

At the time of this writing, CodeBetter.Com is not offering blogging accounts.  Since we pay for hosting ourselves, we cannot afford the disk space and traffic fees that hosting blog accounts would certainly impose.  Also we’re trying very hard to remain small and focused, with only as much new daily content that a person can read in a sitting.  Because of this, we’re deliberately keeping our membership low.

Aren’t you guys just being elitist jerks?

Hopefully, if you’ve read this far, you understand what we’re tying to do by remaining small and focused.

So what makes you guys think you know so much, you elitist jerks? 

We’re constantly learning ourselves.  What makes CodeBetter.Com a good dependable place for accurate information is you, the community.  The more you read and respond in comments and discussion posts, the better.

So how do I know I can trust what I read here? 

We’re trying to share what we’ve learned, which will hopefully be a starting point for discussion and exploration.  Don’t take our word for it, and don’t practice anything without first thinking about, researching and testing the ideas you find here.     

So where can I blog? 

There are some great, open communities such as www.dotnetjunkies.com and www.geekswithblogs.com.  If you are looking for a place to host a blog, please contact one of those websites. 

What are the benefits of registration? 

Registration on CodeBetter.Com grants you particular permissions, specifically on our forums.  It also helps us maintain a membership database that we can use to contact you if we need to.

So will you sell my email address or spam me? 

Absolutely not.  We won’t even send you any mass e-mailings, since we don’t really like receiving those things ourselves.