Post #2633048
2025-04-12 19:46 UTC
@mre@mastodon.social I ask Google "how do I ...", then I look at the Stack Exchange (or whatever) examples, then, having discovered the method names or the pattern or whatever, I now know what to look up in the documentation to find out how to do it properly.
Bizarrely, and inefficiently, some of the folklore as to how stuff *really* works, as opposed to how it's *documented* to work, only seems to be available on long-winded YouTube videos!
Replies (1)
-
@mre@mastodon.social 2025-04-12 20:04
@TimWardCam@c.im not saying this is not an effective strategy, but I gave up on Stack Overflow a while ago. The good answers are rarely at the top nowadays. Takes some experience to know what to look for. Instead, I read through the entire documentation of the main tools (languages, frameworks) I use. It takes a surprisingly short amount of time and I don't have to do it in one sitting. Couple hours of time well invested after which I feel much more confident and don't have to rely on a thrid party.