Learning coding and finding solutions to specific programming questions, Accessing a vast repository of existing answers to common technical problems
It's an excellent resource for finding existing answers but a difficult platform for getting new questions answered.
Getting new questions answered due to strict posting rules and community moderation
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Previously we would have to break stride and search StackOverflow and other places, or a book, or figure it out ourselves, so maybe we gain some time getting a chunk of code regurgitated for us.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: searching for code solutions and snippets
tried posting there several times, many times actually - every time some annoying condition was not met well screw you too then! walked away and never bothered to contribute again
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Posting/contributing answers or questions
Even people with the Internet growing up still learned largely through books, probably until StackOverflow really took off.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Learning and finding answers to coding questions, marking a shift from books.
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