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OriginalGriff wrote: One of the rare C&H cartoons that is actually SFW
Oh, I didn't know. I've never seen these before. Interesting.
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I was Googling for something the other day, and found the answer on SO. And, to be fair, although the question was a little 'loose', the answer was clear and politely given.
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I have been finding solutions to real world software dev problems on SO since Stack Overflow's inception. I think most of us have. I would not be surprised if code project devs use stack overflow as well.
I find that a lot of the users at SO are prima donnas.
modified 4-Jan-21 12:07pm.
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I look for answers, and use the first one I find that works in my situation. Sometimes it comes from stack overflow, sometimes it comes from codeproject. I am answer-source-agnostic.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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Ditto but sometimes you gotta really twist Googles arm.
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
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#realJSOP wrote: Sometimes it comes from stack overflow, sometimes it comes from codeproject. I am answer-source-agnostic.
same here.
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I agree with you. Asking questions though, you're likely to get a warmer reception here, at least if you have put in effort.
Real programmers use butterflies
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I actually browse down the list for someplace else to look.
In part, some distorted concept of CP loyalty.
In part, because so often I've seen gibberish replies and 'already asked, go away' type of answers.
Fortunately, I have never had to ask a question in "forum".
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Have gone there and got a lot of good info...but they're a bunch of arrogant arses.
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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That's my problem with them - they turn everything into a "p*ssing contest" instead of trying to educate people.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Yeah, that's why I never ask a question, I just look at the answers already provided and pick the one I judge will work best for me. I have rarely failed to find what I need and don't get involved in the p*ssing contests - although I do see them in passing.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Slacker007 wrote: I have been finding solutions to real world software dev problems on SO since Stack Overflow's inception.
Me too. There are real technical jewels over there.
But the community in CP is not comparable. Despite the occasional problems, I still think CP has one of the best communities in the internet.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nelek wrote: I still think CP has one of the best communities in the internet.
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Why thank you . . . you were referring to me, right?
( Silly question - of course he did )
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: you were referring to me, right?
Nelek (almost) wrote: I still think CP has one of the best and most modest communities in the internet.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I've found a number of answers, or at least help that pointed me in the right direction, on stackoverflow.
I have not, however, been able to post a question. The first time I tried the question was closed and marked as "improper" with no explanation within minutes of my posting it. The second one the question disappeared without a trace. I think it was deleted by a moderator.
I have no compunctions about using information I glean on SO. They can go ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) themselves with a pitchfork sideways before I'll ever try asking another question or posting responses. 
Software Zen: delete this;
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Yeah, I gave up on trying to be an active member at SO, a long time ago.
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I've used SO a lot to find answers. I had a problem (with Remote Desktop Connection to a Raspberry Pi - started a few days ago) and the only search link that mentioned it was to SO, so I wrote a comment on it (had to sign up to do it) which has been immediately deleted by some SOer as they don't accept "It happens to me as well" responses. I've not had that happen on CP.
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And that kind of deletion of comments is arbitrary too, because you'll see other members post stuff like that and they leave it. The system is especially difficult for newcomers.
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Yep, that is the kind of experience I've had there too. I do have a growing number of questions and answers there now since I've been on there for a number of years.
The deleting of questions with no explanation is the one that really has made me mad.
I once posted to electronics.stackexchange.com (the worst snobs of all) and they deleted it.
The question was about electrolytic capacitors and I knew they were spiteful so I took a lot of time to write it up and then they deleted it as if it never existed and I wanted that question so I could think about it.
At a certain point I decided to use them as a repository of my questions. Things I find interesting I ask a question in order to keep record of them.
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But if someone "new" had posted the answer they would have been shot down as being wrong, out of line, not answering the question, etc. I gave up answering on SO because of this.
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Nah stack does alright if you use it as a source of existing information, asking a question OTOH is an invitation to being condescended upon.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Is a New Year's resolution something that goes in one year and out the other?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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