Introducing @codeoff – coder competition and support in Twitter
Have you ever been in the middle of a project, needed a few quick lines of code, and Google wasn’t quite helping you out?
Are you the kind of person who enjoys taking a few minutes from time to time to help out your friends with your coding prowess?
We created a new social coding utility called @codeoff just for you. Use the Twitter @codeoff account to reach out for quick programming help and/or exercise the good Samaritan in you by responding to quick requests.
We’re also hoping @codeoff awakens the competitor within the coder, as people fight to be the fastest/best in posting requests and sharing code replies.
Need some code?
1. Follow @codeoff on Twitter.
2. Tweet code you need to @codeoff:
Format:
@codeoff language requirement
Example:
@codeoff python: writer a retweeter
3. Wait for @replies 
Code some code?
1. Follow @codeoff on twitter.
2. Look for code tweets.
3. Code.
4. Post your code to http://gist.github.com.
5. @reply to @codeoff, including the requester and your gist url.
Format:
@codeoff @user http://gist.github.com/gistid
Example:
@codeoff @apumapho http://gist.github.com/101263
We hope you enjoy using @codeoff. Drop some comments and let us know your feedback.