minus-squareanotherlemmyuser@lemmy.mltoProgrammer Humor@lemmy.ml•this is right waylinkfedilinkarrow-up33·1 year agoStackOverflow is good for: general questions (when you don’t know where to look for) eg. how do I go about …? specific questions (when you know what you want, in simple english) eg. suggest ways I can …? quick fixes with more than one suggestion eg. I get this error, how to fix and please explain. understanding concepts as different people explain concepts differently eg. what is …? Documentation is good for: details (when you need to know more and when you really know what you need) features (find a list when you want to know what else you can do with it) linkfedilink
StackOverflow is good for:
general questions (when you don’t know where to look for) eg. how do I go about …?
specific questions (when you know what you want, in simple english) eg. suggest ways I can …?
quick fixes with more than one suggestion eg. I get this error, how to fix and please explain.
understanding concepts as different people explain concepts differently eg. what is …?
Documentation is good for:
details (when you need to know more and when you really know what you need)
features (find a list when you want to know what else you can do with it)