Googling used to be a developer super power but I don't think it is any longer. We've seen massive consolidation in the sources of information and google focuse

Googling used to be a developer super power but I don't think it is any longer. We've seen massive consolidation in the sources of information and google focuses on them, so (a) everyone can find the same answers with pretty vague queries, and (b) your odds of finding "that hidden gem" because you used a highly optimized query are dramatically lower. In the aggregate this is probably a good thing, but from one former google-strong developer it's diminished my competitive advantage.