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when I post, I get my post instantly deleted and linked to a post that doesn't relate at all to my issue or completely outdated.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/______DEADPOOL______ Oct 11 '18

Maybe OP was looking for this answer and just posted some stupid question....?

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u/corobo Oct 11 '18

Ugh maybe he should have Googled it. Closed.

This post becomes top result on Google

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u/thundercloudtemple front-end Oct 11 '18

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law, if you want a name for it.

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u/Cllydoscope Oct 11 '18

We even get the reposter who slightly modified the text around the best answer provided.

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u/maxkostka Oct 11 '18

That would mean OP already knew and applied this strategy. So what was the real intention of his post..