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Same for me. I only ask questions now if there is no documentation for something or it is a bleeding edge technology. I haven't asked a python or C++ question
by umvi 6y ago
Same for me. I only ask questions now if there is no documentation for something or it is a bleeding edge technology.
I haven't asked a python or C++ question in probably 5 years because the existing answers are all excellent and I can glean what I need from one or more of them.
SO really shines once you've cleared the minimum bar in terms of computing knowledge. From what I hear it's not super great for people that haven't cleared the minimum bar yet (students, absolute beginners, etc.), but it's truly a gem of the internet (I didn't use it as a student because I didn't learn about its existence until I already graduated college - plus, it launched when I was a sophomore in college so it really hadn't built up a good answer base until later).
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoSO can also really shine given how it illuminates how you can rarely go deep enough. Even after 35 years as a highly technical programmer, I still regularly read stuff on SO and have an "oh really?" reaction over and over again.