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GitHub. 90% of my non noob questions are now found on GitHub issues. I work in web so basically anything NPM related (most of the web in my field) is all on

GitHub. 90% of my non noob questions are now found on GitHub issues. I work in web so basically anything NPM related (most of the web in my field) is all on GitHub. Much faster than StackOverflow for sure over the past few years. I now read SO mostly to shoot the crap. GitHub has a hold of the latest issues by far. JS being the wild west with guns blazing in the air, has done really well for GitHub. I also think people raise good points about Microsoft acquiring SO. They are buying up all the developer circles. Personally, I hope the license thing bites Mr. Spolsky. I think he deserves it after speaking out publicly about getting companies to squash our creative freedoms at home. I'm sorry Joel, not everybody wishes to work 14 hour days for somebody else's vision. StackOverflow's surplus of dickhead programmers doesn't help either. We don't hide behind usernames on GitHub.

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jodrellblank 7y ago
Personally, I hope the license thing bites Mr. Spolsky. I think he deserves it after speaking out publicly about getting companies to squash our creative freedoms at home. What did he say / where could I read it?
recursive 7y ago
I'm not really sure how this could work. Which repo do you file an issue on to understand the difference between double-equals and triple-equals? For help with libraries, it makes sense kind of. But I personally wouldn't want to file an issue unless I was sure there was an actual issue. "I don't know how to use it" isn't an issue.
- cookie_monsta 7y ago
  If you think that SO will give you anything useful to a question about the difference between double-equals and triple-equals I suggest posting one (and then running for cover)
  - goto11 7y ago
    Just for fun I googled it: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/359494/which-equals-operator-vs-should-be-used-in-javascript-comparisons https://stackoverflow.com/questions/359494/which-equals-oper... I don't really see what is so horrible about these answers?
    - cookie_monsta 7y ago
      No doubt there are some great answers there, but the test isn't to google it (which is what you should be doing with such a basic question, btw), it's to post it and see what happens.
      - recursive 7y ago
        Presumably, it will be closed as duplicate since it's already answered.
  - recursive 7y ago
    Here's the last language question I asked on SO: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50704766/elementof-can-i-accomplish-this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50704766/elementof-can-i... I got a clear, concise, and correct answer. I've heard a lot of noise about the toxic community on SO, but I never see it whenever I'm there. Or maybe it's me. Anyway, SO is a very useful resource for me, even at this late date.
    - cookie_monsta 7y ago
      Agreed. When you have a legit question SO can be great. Maybe I'm being harsh on your example but it's just not the place to get the basics explained to you like your comment infers.
- inimino 7y ago
  This one: https://github.com/tc39/ecma262 https://github.com/tc39/ecma262

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jodrellblank 7y ago

Personally, I hope the license thing bites Mr. Spolsky. I think he deserves it after speaking out publicly about getting companies to squash our creative freedoms at home. What did he say / where could I read it?

recursive 7y ago

I'm not really sure how this could work. Which repo do you file an issue on to understand the difference between double-equals and triple-equals? For help with libraries, it makes sense kind of. But I personally wouldn't want to file an issue unless I was sure there was an actual issue. "I don't know how to use it" isn't an issue.

cookie_monsta 7y ago
If you think that SO will give you anything useful to a question about the difference between double-equals and triple-equals I suggest posting one (and then running for cover)
- goto11 7y ago
  Just for fun I googled it: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/359494/which-equals-operator-vs-should-be-used-in-javascript-comparisons https://stackoverflow.com/questions/359494/which-equals-oper... I don't really see what is so horrible about these answers?
  - cookie_monsta 7y ago
    No doubt there are some great answers there, but the test isn't to google it (which is what you should be doing with such a basic question, btw), it's to post it and see what happens.
    - recursive 7y ago
      Presumably, it will be closed as duplicate since it's already answered.
- recursive 7y ago
  Here's the last language question I asked on SO: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50704766/elementof-can-i-accomplish-this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50704766/elementof-can-i... I got a clear, concise, and correct answer. I've heard a lot of noise about the toxic community on SO, but I never see it whenever I'm there. Or maybe it's me. Anyway, SO is a very useful resource for me, even at this late date.
  - cookie_monsta 7y ago
    Agreed. When you have a legit question SO can be great. Maybe I'm being harsh on your example but it's just not the place to get the basics explained to you like your comment infers.
inimino 7y ago
This one: https://github.com/tc39/ecma262 https://github.com/tc39/ecma262