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> Ask on IRC. Nearly every time I asked a programming question on IRC I've had bad experiences with arrogant users who think you're wasting their time with you
by ilitirit 16y ago
> Ask on IRC.
Nearly every time I asked a programming question on IRC I've had bad experiences with arrogant users who think you're wasting their time with your noobness. Now of course I don't believe that everyone on IRC is like that, but it's really the last place I'd recommend for newbies.
- gnosis 16y agoYou've been unlucky. Yes, sometimes there are people on IRC who are unhelpful to and/or arrogant towards newbies. And some channels are worse in this respect than others. Fortunately, however, that is the exception rather than the rule. Some channels, like #help (or most other channels with the word "help" in them, like #linuxhelp) are especially patient with newbies. That said, it certainly does help to know and follow IRC netiquette , and know how to ask questions[1]. [1] - http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
- merijnv 16y agoI used to agree with you, the "old" IRC nets are full of rude, mean and cruel people. But FreeNode is an excellent place for programming. I have the most experience in the python, haskell and freebsd channels and the people there are excellent, responsive and friendly. The C/C++ and Java channels attract slightly more grumpy people, but even those are generally quite helpful if you try and act with a modicum of sense (if you are on HN you probably exceed the requirements by far). EDIT: Incidentally, freenode is also the home of the unofficial HN IRC channel (#startups).