Re:I stopped contributing to stackoverflow, but it's not dec...
by Kalium on Monday September 26, 2016 @11:57AM
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Such a question is best addressed in a personalized way, starting from what capabilities the asker has and what they are trying to accomplish. Offering multiple viable technical solutions to a person who asks such a question is quite likely to leave them confused and adrift as most of the answers are not comprehended.
So, you're absolutely correct. Demonstrations of the many ways to do so are extremely useful to many people! It is, however, highly likely that few - if any - will be useful to the person asking the question.
You're very right - this is a personality test. Do you try to jump directly to trying to answer an apparently-simple question, or do you cautiously consider if the simple question hides complex depths (deeply nested structures, arrays of variable length, etc.) that make a simple and straightforward answer difficult?
So, you're absolutely correct. Demonstrations of the many ways to do so are extremely useful to many people! It is, however, highly likely that few - if any - will be useful to the person asking the question.
You're very right - this is a personality test. Do you try to jump directly to trying to answer an apparently-simple question, or do you cautiously consider if the simple question hides complex depths (deeply nested structures, arrays of variable length, etc.) that make a simple and straightforward answer difficult?