Where can I host throw away code?

Question

Sometimes I want to host some small project to share with the public (often to help answer questions on StackOverflow). I don't really want to create a new project on Google Code/Source Forge/Codeplex/etc. because I don't plan on an ongoing project. Rapidshare and MegaUpload don't really seem good either.

Is there a good free place for hosting this sort of thing?

Answer 1

if your not interested on SCM, you could use dropbox or ubuntu one, they both offer 2G ... and you can sync it across computers.

Answer 2

I believe codeproject is a good site, free and you have a good way to publish an article.

Answer 3

You can use github.com, it has an Open source free hosting option where you can upload all of your stuff. If you are planning anyway on making it public for the SO audience, I think it is by far the best option out there. You even get a personalized webpage for the project with links to download it. Git is not that difficult to get started with aswell. You should check it out.

Answer 4

There's pastebin.com and copypastecode.com for chunks of code.

Edit: For your zip files etc there's 4shared.com and rapidshare.com.

Answer 5

http://gist.github.com/ is a great place to do that. Despite the name, you don't have to use git at all.

Answer 6

You can use no-ip.com or dyndns.com to host a web server directly from your own machine.

Answer 7

drop.io is a quick file drop site that I like