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> discussing SO is not for discussion!
by aw3c2 9y ago
> discussing
SO is not for discussion!
- Someone1234 9y agoUntil it is. Ironically most of the more helpful SO google results are helpful exactly because of the discussion/updates that took place in the comment chain under an answer from ten years earlier. > Guys how do I filter an array in JavaScript?! >> Use XYZ >>> XYZ works, but it doesn't work in IE5 >>>> If you're on IE10 or above you can use ABC instead of XYZ, it is cleaner! >>>>> Hey guys, change this {} to this {}, makes it faster on mobile!
- shagie 9y agoThe indents there suggest a threaded discussion that looks more like a 1 on 1 chat or threaded discussion board. Wouldn’t one of those resources be a better place to hold such a discussion?
- sosborn 9y agoIn the best (and rarest) examples of SO, those comments percolate into the accepted answer as edits (and marked as such).
- aeorgnoieang 9y agoIdeally, those 'discussions' would be incorporated into an answer, if only a new answer. Even-more-ideally, a single (most-upvoted) answer would incorporate all of the info from other answers and subsequent comments. That, of course, doesn't happen that often. Every Wikipedia article has a talk page. But that doesn't mean that the purpose of the site is discussion. I think the same thing applies to SO.
- maxxxxx 9y agoIf SO not for discussion is there a forum where you can discuss broad software architecture? Something with a spirit like HN where not everything is on topic but usually discussions are respectful and interesting.
- baud147258 9y agoI think that one of the other site of the stackexchage network, https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/ https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/, does that