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I haven't logged onto SO in months and not likely to ever log on again. The only time I ever end up on SO is due to a Google search and almost invariably the to
by SeanDav 14y ago
I haven't logged onto SO in months and not likely to ever log on again. The only time I ever end up on SO is due to a Google search and almost invariably the topic has been closed due to the "closed as subjective and argumentative" reason.
The other day I was doing some searching on the use of express in node.js. I think I found about 10 relevant and useful threads of which I think only 1 was still open. All the other threads I actually found very useful had been closed by some moderator. Subjectively, I think this is a very typical ratio.
I just don't get it quite frankly.
- wamatt 14y agoI agree, my first question on SO was: "What is vert.x and why is it useful?" was basically downvoted to hell, and then closed and eventually deleted. It didn't leave me with a great impression of the community TBH, and felt overly draconian. Of course I didn't make a big scene about it, and will still contribute now and then after having adapted, but I think that's a shame in a sense, because often broad and open questions generate a lot of useful discussion.
- ricardobeat 14y agoBut SO, as stated elsewhere, is not for discussions. It's for answers.
- SeanDav 14y agoJust how many answers do you think there are in the computing field that are so straight forward they can be stated without any requirement or need for discussion? Almost any technology answer usually has an "it depends" in it somewhere and that of course needs a discussion in order to fully explore the answer.