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Re:What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack O... by alanbernstein on Monday May 15, 2017 @11:14PM (#14347116)
Fair, but that's the point of upvoting questions, no? As someone who uses SO through google searches 95% of the time, I mostly see high quality discussions.
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Re:What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack O... by data_hope on Monday May 15, 2017 @11:43PM (#14347225)
The best discussions are usually marked off topic or 'no good fit" or "not of use for future readers"
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Re:What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack O... by wst_ on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @07:03PM (#14354113)
And that's OK because discussions tend to lean in different direction, very often, and before you know it you are talking about something completely different. If you are sticking to the topic and have something really important to add, don't worry, moderators won't get in the way.
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Re:What was it like to self-learn programming before Stack O... by alanbernstein on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @09:31PM (#14354891)
Yea - that's my biggest beef with SO currently, what I thought OP would say when I asked him.
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