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...and not necessarily a good one. 
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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I know. I'm still occasionally in touch with him and I don't think he'll be happy at what's been said. To use management BS, he's drunk the KoolAid.
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Apart from the odd Google search that takes me to SO, CP is always my first port of call if I need to know something. Not sure what I'd do without my daily dose - hats off to Chris and the gang for maintaining the consistency that makes CP the best coders resource on the net. 
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Google search results almost always favor SO answers and CP articles but I've rarely seen CP QA answers (perhaps even never). Something's wrong with that page's HTML I guess that causes Google to not include it.
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Nish Nishant wrote: I've rarely seen CP QA answers (perhaps even never).
Thank God for small favours! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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You think they are not very good?
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Whatever gave you that idea? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Oh, just a wild hunch. 
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Possibly because lots of CP QA answers link directly to SO.
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Ah, perhaps a circular links check may have filtered CP answers out?
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Agreed
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Jonah Bishop wrote: Not only do you have to be very knowledgeable about a subject, you’ve also got to be very fast in providing said answer.
And this is a bad thing? 
I personally find SO to be an invaluable Q&A resource, while CP provides well-written articles. Even SO users have remarked CP is a good source of full-length articles. I also ![Heart | [heart]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/love.gif) the CP community, but that's unrelated to it being a programmer's resource IMHO.
/ravi
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I assume what he means is that a less knowledgeable person may respond faster than a more knowledgeable one, and the OP may accept the lesser guy's answer, which may not be inherently wrong, but may also not be the best solution.
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Nish Nishant wrote: I've never seen anyone seriously complain about karma here (rep scores).
I have seen some complaining, but it's been a few years. Mostly it's a case of double standards. But, it's not something *I* care about...
Nish Nishant wrote: No one's looked down on because he/she is only Silver or Bronze.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Nish Nishant wrote: I think like any other programming site, it's hitting a saturation point where it's useful for beginners and intermediate level developers but not particularly advantageous to advanced level users.
Exactly. I look up simple questions, usually when dealing with languages or frameworks I'm unfamiliar with.
That said, IMO, the advanced level questions I want to ask are not appropriate for any time of forum. They're not necessarily easy answers, probably involve a lot of discussion, and are best done in a more conversational format, like Slack.
For example, I'd like to find some dynamic connector routing algorithms that optimizes its path and avoids intersections with other graphic elements, and discuss pros and cons of different algorithms. Do you think I could ask that on SO or even here?
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: Do you think I could ask that on SO
Depends. First it will be closed by five people who aren't familiar enough with the subject as "unclear what you're asking", then if you get it reopened it will be closed as "unfit for QA format". Or you could get lucky and someone answers before enough close votes accumulate.
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Quote: For example, I'd like to find some dynamic connector routing algorithms that optimizes its path and avoids intersections with other graphic elements, and discuss pros and cons of different algorithms.
That sounds like a duplicate question 
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In the land of CP, we're old farts Nish. There's no going back, we've been successfully acquired (to speak business-ese).
Nish Nishant wrote: That said, can I get back my revoked access to the diamond members' club lounge please?
Ooooooh, shiny. I want in.
Jeremy Falcon
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Long live the CP
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We also had our tough days with newcomers (just try and ask a programming question in the Lounge), and I remember some adjustments made to rep points calculation in the past, and some clarifications from Chris. And then we had our discussions about the voting system, that also made some people eventually leave the site (Luc ? Shog ?). And our female colleagues were not always well received (Trollslayer?). But all in all, you can talk about a real community here. I consider regular Loungers to be people I could trust in real life, even if I never had the opportunity to meet them !
I am surprised CP is not cited in the article as possible alternative, though.
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Shog left because he got hired by Stack Overflow. Luc, I am not sure, though I guess I won't be surprised if he did leave because he was unhappy with how things changed here.
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Nish Nishant wrote: Shog left because he got hired by Stack Overflow
I thought it was the other way round, left and then got hired there.
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I don't think he ever publicly expressed unhappiness with CP. He got hired by SO, and did continue to post here for a few more months, and then eventually just stopped posting here. Maybe he felt it won't be a good idea to post on his employer's competing website 
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Nish Nishant wrote: Maybe he felt it won't be a good idea to post on his employer's competing website
Yes, I guess this is understandable...
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Luc left because he really, really didn't like QA - to the point where his hissy didn't fit any more.
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