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Good point, I still see a ton of questions on SO like, "How do I add two numbers in teh PHP?", which seem to get both upvoted and replied to a lot because hey i
by flatline 16y ago
Good point, I still see a ton of questions on SO like, "How do I add two numbers in teh PHP?", which seem to get both upvoted and replied to a lot because hey it's easy karma. Chat is the perfect place for this kind of stuff, because a) most new programmers I would hazard don't know about IRC, b) you can help clarify a poorly or sparsely worded question quickly in chat and c) it will hopefully decrease the dross on the front page.
- allenp 16y agoAnd another nice thing is that if you're in chat and a question is just too big or too detailed (or you just don't want to deal with it) you can always just tell the person "go post this question." I think this would reduce a lot of the drive-by chat noise.