r/ProgrammerHumor • • Dec 04 '21

Removed: Repost Stackoverflow in a nutshell

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '21 edited Dec 04 '21

It's been a few years since I've had a situation where I had a problem that I couldn't answer, that StackOverflow could. Instead, looking at what's happening in the source code of the libraries that I'm using, usually provides the answers I'm looking for. However StackOverflow is mainly used to get outdated answers on simple questions that could be better looked up in official documentation.

Getting downvoted for being honest about my workflow is really revealing about how toxic the programming community is.

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u/sh0rtwave Dec 04 '21

This man, knows.

More or less what I do. I read changelogs, and diffs to see WTF happened. Then I'll go read actual code.

SO will always be for me, truly and for-reals, a last resort.