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I disagree that any question can be found on stack overflow. I see this service as filling the niche of answering questions I have that stack overflow ISN'T fo
by kevinwang 11y ago
I disagree that any question can be found on stack overflow. I see this service as filling the niche of answering questions I have that stack overflow ISN'T for. For example, when learning a new framework: "What's the idiomatic way to do _____?", or "From the documentation, it seems like [this feature] was accomplished with [this line of code], but in other tutorials, there's [this line]. What's the difference?", or "This paragraph in the get-started tutorial makes no sense. Could you explain this to me?" Just small lapses in understanding for subtle concepts, or practices in the real-world.
This site is actually something I've wished for in the past, while reading and learning new things online. I think the article explains it very elegantly: the service is like raising your hand to ask a question. I'll bet I'm not the only one who's wanted to raise their hand while learning by reading a guide or documentation before.