5 ms·
It does seem like this would be a lot easier if there were also chat (or even if it were chat-only). If you're talking about code, it would be really helpful to
by GavinB 15y ago
It does seem like this would be a lot easier if there were also chat (or even if it were chat-only). If you're talking about code, it would be really helpful to be able to paste in snippets or links to resources.
- _chap 15y agoAgreed, some questions are more easily answered through chat and #RubyOnRails on freenode is a great place to get help. However, I think the cool part is that it's not text. Personally I've find it to be really helpful when I'm stuck just to talk through the problem with somebody else. Often just the act of vocalizing dislodges the log jam.
- patja 15y ago"Often just the act of vocalizing dislodges the log jam." Got my next product idea: mashup of SAM and Eliza as a developer help line
- Ygor 15y ago"Often just the act of vocalizing dislodges the log jam." Hence the rubber duck debugging method: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging
- eof 15y agoI don't think it's the vocalizing per se.. it's really about thinking through your problem with enough depth to explain it to someone else.
- eof 15y ago#RubyOnRails on freenode is basically this.
- deleted 15y ago[deleted]
- keeran 15y agoGive the #RubyOnRails users a way to paste a link (shorturl?) to people who come into the channel asking for premium help. Make a game of it for the users, have a bot which reports the user stats (which users can auth via privmsg/ctcp password). edit: a bot which reports stats on a request basis only, and privmgs all interactions with other users! no channel spam!