Syntax highlighting for code snippets in blogs

Where does he get those wonderful toys? - The Joker, Batman (1989)

Recently I was asked how I make code snippets on this blog prettier. Here's how.

1. In your blog's template, install Alex Gorbatchev's Syntax Highlighter.
2. Then, in the body of the blog post (with all occurrences of "<" HTML-escaped as "&lt"):

   <pre class="brush:shell"> ... </pre>
   or
   <pre class="brush:java"> ... </pre>
   or
   <pre class="brush:xml"> ... </pre>

3. There are other "brushes" available too with which you can "paint" your code. I generally only need java, xml, and shell.