Re:Friction Between Programming Professionals and Beginners
by xg15 on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @12:51PM
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> One of the most important skills anyone is going to learn in a technical position is finding answers to questions you have that have already been answered. The next important skill they have to learn is doing a little bit of your own research in understanding your problem.
Exactly. And as the article was trying to explain, this is a skill which needs to be learned like any other kinds of skill.
Shouting RTFM means you demand that skill from the poster or even insult them for not having it - what you're not doing is giving the poster any help or encouragement in developing the skill.
A better solution would be to link them to the relevant previous discussion or documentation page or telling them what to google. This way you can actually bring the poster forward without causing duplicate discussions.
Exactly. And as the article was trying to explain, this is a skill which needs to be learned like any other kinds of skill.
Shouting RTFM means you demand that skill from the poster or even insult them for not having it - what you're not doing is giving the poster any help or encouragement in developing the skill.
A better solution would be to link them to the relevant previous discussion or documentation page or telling them what to google. This way you can actually bring the poster forward without causing duplicate discussions.