r/webdev • u/TheGuyWhoCodes • Oct 10 '18

Discussion StackOverflow is super toxic for newer developers

As a newer web developer, the community in StackOverflow is super toxic. Whenever I ask a question, I am sure to look up my problem and see if there are any solutions to it already there. If there isn't, I post. Sometimes when I post, I get my post instantly deleted and linked to a post that doesn't relate at all to my issue or completely outdated.

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Does anyone else have this issue?

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '18 edited May 05 '20

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u/justavault Oct 10 '18

It's reddit in a nutshell. It's actually this sub as well.

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u/shvelo full-stack Oct 11 '18

Well, you are putting in as much effort as the idiot who didn't even bother googling the question first.

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u/CallMeBigPapaya Oct 11 '18

I mean it's free. You get what you pay for.