What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack Overflow? (2016)

Re:What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack O... by adrianratnapala on Monday May 15, 2017 @06:55PM (#14345929)

On SO I pride(d) myself on asking good questions. That is formulating the question clearly and precisely was itself a kind of investigation. Often, the question never go finished, because the work of writing it up caused me to solve my original problem.

Probably SO should have weighted question upvotes at least as high as an answer upvote. Now it would take stronger medicine: e.g. pushing questions by people with low rep down the list.

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Re:What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack O... by soperj on Monday May 15, 2017 @07:29PM (#14346122)

I feel like you should still ask the question, and then answer yourself shortly afterwards. It'll help others in similar situations, and you might just get a better answer from someone else.

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Re:What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack O... by throwanem on Monday May 15, 2017 @07:18PM (#14346062)

Same. I think I've asked one question ever on SO, and it got no answers - fair enough; I didn't have one, either.

What to do about it, I've no idea. I have the rep for most mod powers, but the Augean stables lack appeal. Beyond that, I wouldn't presume to venture a suggestion.

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Re:What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack O... by fivestar on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @12:47PM (#14351028)

You could do a blog of your own to capture whatever it is you found out.

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