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On one hand, I don't need SO much either. I mostly go there to answer questions, not to ask them or research them. On the other hand, SE has some really great
by einhverfr 13y ago
On one hand, I don't need SO much either. I mostly go there to answer questions, not to ask them or research them.
On the other hand, SE has some really great sites where I can get really good reviews of stuff I am working on by other people other people who know their stuff (I use dba.stackexchange.com this way).
- stinos 13y agoI mostly go there to answer questions, not to ask them or research them 2nd. After getting so many good answers from there (which is btw not exactly the same as needing SO, there are other sites and resources out there, SO is just by far the fastest and most convenient way out there), I feel a need to give things back. I admit in the beginning that feel was driven by rep. But once there was more than 10k next to my name I stopped caring that much and just wanted to help people. Especially those with weird hard to figure out problems in some specialized domains.
- troels 13y agoI find that answering questions on SO or some other forum, is actually a good way to get smarter about a topic. Or just keep sharp. So it doesn't have to be an all altruistic effort.