StackOverflow is good for:
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general questions (when you don’t know where to look for) eg. how do I go about …?
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specific questions (when you know what you want, in simple english) eg. suggest ways I can …?
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quick fixes with more than one suggestion eg. I get this error, how to fix and please explain.
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understanding concepts as different people explain concepts differently eg. what is …?
Documentation is good for:
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details (when you need to know more and when you really know what you need)
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features (find a list when you want to know what else you can do with it)
Another thing stackoverflow is good for is if you’re like 14, don’t really know programming that well and can’t quite comprehend what you’re doing but know how to copy and paste code then fidget around with it until your ide stops complaining and it compiles and all works together.
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Looking at you, Docker compose files.
Docs: “make a docker-compose.yaml, it’s so easy!”
Me: “How?? Where?? What’s the syntax?? ANYTHING AT ALL?”
Some corner of a dusty website only three people have visited in the last two years: “here’s the syntax you need to use for these specific use cases, and you can put it anywhere as long as it’s consistent”
Jesus Fucking Christ is it really that difficult to be a little more specific with this kind of thing? This is why I didn’t start using Docker until very recently. Their docs absolutely suck balls for someone who isn’t already familiar with it.
Few hours of surfing on stackoverflow can save you from 5 minutes of reading a documentation
Sure looks like the left way
