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But what do you do when you want a question answered that you can't google? Isn't that the idea that all the Q&A sites stem from? I feel roughly the same as y
by ique 16y ago
But what do you do when you want a question answered that you can't google?
Isn't that the idea that all the Q&A sites stem from?
I feel roughly the same as you. But I have actually asked questions both at StackExchange sites and Quora (and answered others in return for the help I received). And it certainly has it's uses to me.
- bergie 16y agoSince the stuff I work with is generally software, this is quite easy: either read the source code, or ask the person who wrote it on IRC. Admittedly, this approach has the downside of not producing something that others encountering the same issue can find by Googling. Unless I blog it, of course.
- georgieporgie 16y agoIn my experience, if I have a question that I can't Google reasonably well, it will be rejected from S.O. anyway. If I'm able to sufficiently frame my question, I probably already know enough to guide myself toward an answer. S.O. search results have been useful in refining my understanding of a problem set, but it's rarely been useful for a direct answer. When it does provide a direct answer, it's generally about simple stuff that I'm dabbling in, such as Python syntax questions.