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This is too vague to be meaningful. You shouldn't hesitate to consult your coworkers for advice on a problem. If the problem is external, they may have wisdom
by georgieporgie 15y ago
This is too vague to be meaningful. You shouldn't hesitate to consult your coworkers for advice on a problem. If the problem is external, they may have wisdom and feedback on, for example, what library works best. If the problem is internal, they may spot your coding error in five minutes that you've been blind to for two days.
Should you make your coworkers and Stackoverflow users solve all of your problems for you? No. Should we repeatedly categorically demonize these excellent resources, thereby instilling an irrational fear of using them in new developers? No!
I've seen more problems caused by prideful programmers who refuse to consult with coworkers and consider their input. Furthermore, the people who have complained the most about being pestered by others were the ones who wrote the convoluted, undocumented mess that everyone else was stuck maintaining.