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Can't believe no one mentioned http://programmers.stackexchange.com/ http://programmers.stackexchange.com/ This official stackexchange site complements stackov
by aaimnr 13y ago
Can't believe no one mentioned http://programmers.stackexchange.com/ http://programmers.stackexchange.com/
This official stackexchange site complements stackoverflow for the exact reasons mentioned by OP - it's concerned with more open-ended questions related to high level programming concepts.
Here's the rationale behind it in Jeff Atwood words (stackoverflow co-creator):
http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/12/introducing-programmers-stackexchange-com/ http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/12/introducing-programmer...
- tricolon 13y agoI was aware of programmers.stackexchange but wasn't sure of the difference until now. Instead of closing questions on Stack Overflow with messages such as "This question exists because it has historical significance, but it is not considered a good, on-topic question for this site", it would be a lot more helpful to point people to a better home for such questions, such as programmers.stackexchange.
- MaxGabriel 13y agoMy experience is that, in practice, open-ended questions on programmers.stackexchange are closed too, e.g. this post of mine http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/133506/when-stuck-how-quickly-should-one-resort-to-stack-overflow http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/133506/when-s...
- collyw 13y agoI have had just as much stuff pedantically closed on programmers.stackexchange.
- ProAm 13y agoProgrammers.stackexchange is a horrible experience. Over moderated to a fault and snarky filled. It's almost impossible to tell what the site is supposed to be used for. You'll have a better chance asking a question on Reddit than in Programmers.SE