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I'm sorry, but using stackoverflow as a proxy for any "community" is giving that s(h)ite too much credit. It is infected with arrogant assholes regardless of t
by muststopmyths 5y ago
I'm sorry, but using stackoverflow as a proxy for any "community" is giving that s(h)ite too much credit. It is infected with arrogant assholes regardless of the field.
(I guess I'm old and misanthropic but I would not seek out answers by asking on the internet, but instead by reading one of the many excellent books on C++. It's not some obscure hobby where you need the collective wisdom of old hands.)
Now, I've been doing C++ for 20+ years, and the only real way to get help/mentorship in my experience is people you work with. There are too many ways to do any given thing in C++ and what you want is to follow the coding practices of the team.
- deeviant 5y agoSo, your answer to somebody that found it difficult to get help from the c++ community is to first admit your are a misanthrope then direct the other guy to: go read some books and learn it for yourself! Kind of proving the other persons point for them...
- muststopmyths 5y agoRead what I said: 1. stackoverflow is a bad "community" for any field. 2. I described how I would approach learning C++, based on my personality. I didn't "direct" anyone to do anything. Especially since I phrased it as a literal parenthetical.
- PostThisTooFast 5y agoThere are quite a few assholes on SO. If you want to troll for some, just suggest that people shouldn't be able to anonymously downvote others. They go apeshit over that idea. Gee, wonder why...
- rramadass 5y agoWell said. One thing i have noticed is that many people trying to learn C++ (or any other language for that matter) don't even do the basic homework (eg. read a book) before asking questions. They expect everything to be spoon-fed and to "easily" understand it all. Even a little effort is too much. They simply lack the commitment and persistence to learn anything non-trivial.
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