Yevgeniy Brikmanhas has an enlightening post on why the “best” companies and developers give away, “almost everything they do.” If you have been in the WordPress community beyond a brief amount of time, you’ll get the correct impression that many in the WordPress community share a lot of what they do (either code, knowledge, procedures, or all three). The article also covers reasons why you might be holding back, which you should read if you haven’t yet shared your story or code yet.