Re: your shorter version... Answering questions tends to be a pretty solid way to learn about a topic. I've talked to quite a few people whose experience on Sta

Re: your shorter version... Answering questions tends to be a pretty solid way to learn about a topic. I've talked to quite a few people whose experience on Stack Overflow was that they learned more about the topic they were working in by trying to answer others' questions than by asking questions themselves.