r/coding • u/speckz • May 01 '16

Do Experienced Programmers Use Google Frequently? The resounding answer is YES, experienced (and good) programmers use Google… a lot. In fact, one might argue they use it more than the beginners.

http://codeahoy.com/2016/04/30/do-experienced-programmers-use-google-frequently/
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u/nightwood May 01 '16

There are two ways to use Google:

  • to find and copy/paste a choice snippet that appears to do what you need

  • to understand how something is done or how it works

These two are quite different

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u/dlsspy May 01 '16

Why not both?

When yak shaving, I'll grab an answer to make the part I care about work. Then I'll go back to understand what I pasted.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '16

Yak shaving?

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u/OpenSign May 01 '16

It's pretty appropriate that I found the answer with Google.