SO is amazing when it has information that I'm looking for. You know why? I don't want to have to figure out literally everything. I want to save my figuring energy for tasks worth applying it to.

So just get the fuckin' job done and do it right and quit pretending you're trying to achieve nirvana.

But I feel the first step should be going to the documentation of whatever language or library you're using, rather than Stack Overflow. SO will tell you the answer to a single question, the docs usually give some more information (you don't get "use this option", but "here are the options and this is what they do") so the chance is higher that next time, you'll just know the answer.

Of course when inexplicable things happen or when docs are bad, SO can be pure gold.

SO is a unique combination of framework docs and practical examples. Inevitably you'll find sample usages of the framework or domain knowledge, applied to a problem similar to the one you have and can apply easily using the "skill" or craft of programming.

Other than that, it's pretty much CRUD and algorithms that a developer has to do. And the latter of those is sadly not needed for most development work out there.