Re:Why Stack Overflow Sucks and Participating There is Impos...
by lyudmil on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @02:07PM
(#2166791)
Valid, but asking questions is hard to do consistently. I've only ever asked questions if I've been unable to deal with a problem. Answering questions is something I can do on my own time because it's fun. Answering questions is what draws me to the Stack Overflow community.
The way I view it it's just a particularity of the way Stack Overflow has been set up. I think cletus is correct - rep cannot be your goal or you're bound to get frustrated as the OP found out.
Re:Why Stack Overflow Sucks and Participating There is Impos...
by BrianLy on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @02:23PM
(#2166865)
Why not ask questions that you've solved yourself with much effort and googling? That would mean that that knowledge is captured on SO for easier access by others.
The way I view it it's just a particularity of the way Stack Overflow has been set up. I think cletus is correct - rep cannot be your goal or you're bound to get frustrated as the OP found out.