I don't get this argument at all. Here's an example hierarchy of shitty to good questions to drop in IRC: > I have a question > I have a programming question

I don't get this argument at all. Here's an example hierarchy of shitty to good questions to drop in IRC: > I have a question > I have a programming question > I have a Go question > I have a question about interfaces in Go > How do you implement an interface of a 3rd party package in Go? Or perhaps if you don't know what you're asking for, maybe something like: > I'm not quite sure how to ask this, but how can I make my code work with library code? I think I heard something about interfaces? That's all the article is arguing: get to the point and try to be as specific as possible. As a beginner you're doing a disservice to yourself by throwing your hands up and declaring you have no idea what's wrong. It may well be the case that you have no clue what's going on, but it's such an important skill as a programmer to learn how to approach the unknown. Collect what information you can, try to build a mental model, and only then try asking a question.