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Ask HN: Is there a “solve my programming problem” website?

21 points by fiatjaf 10y ago

StackOverflow isn't suited for "here's my code, what's wrong with it" questions, but is there a site or forum that is?

amorphid 10y ago
For free or for compensation? For compensation, maybe AirPair.com?
matttheatheist 10y ago
StackOverflow for sure. Not sure why you disagree.
- tilpner 10y ago
  StackOverflow strongly prefers "Short, Self Contained, Correct (Compilable), Example"s [sscce.org] that showcase a specific problem. If you go and paste several files with a few hundred lines of code, you're unlikely to get any help. People will not usually make the effort to set your project up locally (because you likely didn't paste the project configuration), debug it, and send you the diff to the fixed project. But more importantly, any answer to your question is hard to transfer to problems other people have. It can't be used as a reference or solution repository anymore, because there's so much distraction around the essence of your problem. The help center also has an entry about this: http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve
spacetimecake 10y ago
Codementor.io solves for exactly this problem
umeshpandey007 10y ago
algorithmia.com, it has codebounty where you can pose your problem
davidjnelson 10y ago
That could be an interesting take on a marketplace, where a fee is set and people solve larger problems for payment.
brudgers 10y ago
If the code works and the goal is to get feedback: https://codereview.stackexchange.com/ https://codereview.stackexchange.com/
LarryMade2 10y ago
Google - a big part of it is framing the query to get the responses you need.
ekiara 10y ago
Are there similar services or sites for guidance or mentoring on devops and system administration problems? Or could the options already suggested here: https://www.codementor.io/ https://www.codementor.io/ and https://www.airpair.com/ https://www.airpair.com/ also be used in this way.
tomrozendaal 10y ago
https://www.fiverr.com/ https://www.fiverr.com/ it's not free though

21 points by fiatjaf 10y ago

StackOverflow isn't suited for "here's my code, what's wrong with it" questions, but is there a site or forum that is?

amorphid 10y ago

For free or for compensation? For compensation, maybe AirPair.com?

matttheatheist 10y ago

StackOverflow for sure. Not sure why you disagree.

tilpner 10y ago
StackOverflow strongly prefers "Short, Self Contained, Correct (Compilable), Example"s [sscce.org] that showcase a specific problem. If you go and paste several files with a few hundred lines of code, you're unlikely to get any help. People will not usually make the effort to set your project up locally (because you likely didn't paste the project configuration), debug it, and send you the diff to the fixed project. But more importantly, any answer to your question is hard to transfer to problems other people have. It can't be used as a reference or solution repository anymore, because there's so much distraction around the essence of your problem. The help center also has an entry about this: http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve

spacetimecake 10y ago

Codementor.io solves for exactly this problem

umeshpandey007 10y ago

algorithmia.com, it has codebounty where you can pose your problem

davidjnelson 10y ago

That could be an interesting take on a marketplace, where a fee is set and people solve larger problems for payment.

brudgers 10y ago

If the code works and the goal is to get feedback: https://codereview.stackexchange.com/ https://codereview.stackexchange.com/

LarryMade2 10y ago

Google - a big part of it is framing the query to get the responses you need.

ekiara 10y ago

Are there similar services or sites for guidance or mentoring on devops and system administration problems? Or could the options already suggested here: https://www.codementor.io/ https://www.codementor.io/ and https://www.airpair.com/ https://www.airpair.com/ also be used in this way.

tomrozendaal 10y ago

https://www.fiverr.com/ https://www.fiverr.com/ it's not free though