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Why is source code public?
By making the source code public you are simultaneously holding yourself to a higher standard coding wise, and introducing more risk. Since you’re giving away your code to anybody who asks, you’d better make it rock-solid.
What can I do with the source code of a website?
How to View Source Code
- Firefox: CTRL + U (Meaning press the CTRL key on your keyboard and hold it down. While holding down the CTRL key, press the “u” key.)
- Edge/Internet Explorer: CTRL + U. Or right click and select “View Source.”
- Chrome: CTRL + U.
- Opera: CTRL + U.
Why should I open source my project?
These permissions are enforced through an open source license. Open source is powerful because it lowers the barriers to adoption and collaboration, allowing people to spread and improve projects quickly. Also because it gives users a potential to control their own computing, relative to closed source.
Where can I find the source code of my website?
Source code isn’t scary. It’s simply the code that web browsers “read” to figure out how to display a web page’s contents. Google and other search engines read your source code to find out what your site is about. To view source code, go to a web page and do one of the following (depending on your browser):
Is the source code of a web page optional?
The source code of a web page is made up of HTML tags. Some tags are mandatory (all web pages must use them), but most tags are optional. The actual tags that you use will depend on the content you want to appear. Take a look at the following code.
What happens if you make your source code public?
More obscure and harder-to-exploit errors are (probably) also harder to spot in the source code, so again, you don’t lose much. On the other hand, making it public and accepting contributions may attract people who can spot exploits, without ill meaning, and tell you about them (or even fix them themselves).
Why is Google interested in your source code?
If you look at the source code on any web page, you’ll see something like this. Source code isn’t scary. It’s simply the code that web browsers “read” to figure out how to display a web page’s contents. Google and other search engines read your source code to find out what your site is about.