Ask IH: What do you like/dislike most about Stack Overflow?
I'm building a new side project and need to test some key assumptions about what people like/dislike most about Stack Overflow.
I'm building a new side project and need to test some key assumptions about what people like/dislike most about Stack Overflow.
I dislike it when other users downvote my post just because I wasn't clear enough in my question. Sometimes I don't understand what the problem is, so how could I possibly explain it on technical terms so other people can help me solve it? It's also hard to earn reputation points so that I can have access to other features of the website.
Like: It's an invaluable resource backed by a strong community and what seems like a sensible exec team.
Dislike: Googling an issue and finding someone's answered it on SO. You click... and it's been deleted. I wish they'd approach deleted questions in the same way as Reddit and just redact the author's info.
PRO: I basically learned how to code from Stack Overflow. It is very rare for me to have hit a road-block and not find a least some bit of helpful info , if not the complete solution.
CON: Sometimes people can be dicks if they think you posted a bad question, or solution. Though it can be seen as a good thing because it reminds you to dot your i's before posting, I find interacting with 'im smart you're an idiot' types unpleasant.
I like the fact that almost everything I'm looking for, if related to software, I can find on the Stack Overflow.
I dislike when I have a problem for which I can find the answer on the Stack Overflow
:)
Did you mean to say you dislike I'd when you have a problem which cannot be answered by stack overflow?
I hate the fact that I have a problem which is so peculiar that there is (yet) no answer on the Stack Overflow.
In my original comment, there was a little bit of irony, both of my statements are basically the same - the PRO of Stack Overflow is the community and the number/quality of the answers.
yeah I know what you mean... that's why I slapped together http://www.debug.coach and add to it whenever I come up with more questions/strategies to help solve problems when there are no resources that can give you the answer directly. Like for example you work on a proprietary code base. I work with a guy who can debug almost anything and much quicker than I can and I study what/how he does it and came up with this idea so I can help others to get that skill level higher.
I like the idea!
I always find that their guidelines don't quite give enough space for more open-ended, opinion-based questions. I know that's done for a reason but I think there's a gap somewhere for a space to have more general code-related discussions.