RoScripts.com - Helping Programmers Program

RoScripts.com is a directory that offers a wide selection of scripts, programs and any kind of web development tools for programmers, very much powered by the same idea that’s behind other social bookmarking sites, only it is not as disorganized as those are. It is very simple to use, and very useful as well: create your account, and whenever you are navigating the web and find something you feel is useful for you or others, submit it, and it will be placed in one of the several categories the directory covers (design, programming languages, codes, tweaks, etc), plus it generates a copy in your own personal organizer, so you can easily centralize all resources, however diverse they might be, like script, tutorial, snippet or webpage. Other than the proper directory, the site aggregates articles on stuff related to programming, tech news and earning money through the web, so the site becomes useful in many levels.

“With roScripts saving your resources, every step you take is always one ahead. Categorized into five main areas, roScripts makes it almost impossible for you to ever lose an important script, tutorial, snippet or any kind of webpage that you might find important for your present or future projects. Helped by our system it's very easy to start adding weight to your preferences. Once you log in and begin bookmarking resources that you find important, roScripts will automatically create a tag cloud representing your savings. Navigation between them will be so easy. No complicated schemas, hidden prices or untold things”.

The thing with programming and website design is that it frequently happens that designers get stuck in their own style, and seldom vary it; thus, a site like RoScripts.com is useful not only because it saves the time of having all their resources in one same place (especially in regards to eternal code typing), but because it builds up as a showcase of different styles and trends in design and programming, and also because it allows its users to get in touch with new technologies, which they might adopt, perfect or reject, but at least they get to see them.

It’s hard to pinpoint any flaw to this site, but it would definitely be good to ask how they are planning to deal with competitors, of which there are myriads around, lots of which are clearly inferior to this site. Maybe including an area for less experienced programmers could be a good idea, so RoScripts.com can become an integral companion in all the steps of the way, as opposed to catering only for pros.