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Re:Stack Overflow Moderation Strike Update by satvikpendem on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:07AM (#36288339)
Ironic, since even if you're using SO, you're simply having the fish delivered to you in the form of answers to your questions there. If you really want to learn to fish, read the documentation and code more to build up one's skill.
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Re:Stack Overflow Moderation Strike Update by mr_toad on Monday June 12, 2023 @02:29AM (#36289184)
I read both, the offical docs were the second hit. People who want one answer to everything scare me far more than AI.

I don’t really accept that SO is just answering questions for you. There are usually multiple answers. There were several comments on SO that went into more depth than the official docs. There are second opinions, and answers pointing out what the wrong answer is. There are links to related questions.

It wasn’t what I was looking looking for initially, but sometimes answers to questions you didn’t ask are better than ones you did.

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