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Re:Ask HN: Given an unfamiliar problem, what is your reaction? by FiatLuxDave on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @05:04PM (#13980692)
Ask questions, or do experiments (which is just a way of asking questions without involving other humans). Usually when a problem is confusing, it is because something important about it is not known. So, get more information.
Re:Ask HN: Given an unfamiliar problem, what is your reaction? by davelnewton on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @12:50PM (#13978238)
"Oh, neat."

Unless it's an uninteresting problem or unrelated to my skillset/job. Then it's more of a "Dammit I hate programming because I keep having to solve unrelated problems so I can program."

Re:Ask HN: Given an unfamiliar problem, what is your reaction? by gaspoweredcat on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @01:29PM (#13978626)
This means war!

I actually get somewhat worked up at times but generally the more it winds me up the more i want to bash its face in with a solution