I had posted a question on there over 8 years ago. I got a notification the other day that someone answered it. Then an hour later someone closed it saying the question was off topic lol. It really wasn’t btw, but this is what makes stack overflow such a shit site and why it’s been on the decline for years. Even before LLMs.
Your question is stupid! It has already an answer here you doofus. Don’t ever dare to ask again!
That’s a brilliant question! Here’s a confidently incorrect answer I totally made up. Don’t hesitate to ask any further questions.
I genuinely think that being ranted at by my principal engineer early in my career and having to defend my ideas did more for my understanding and problem solving than any amount of explanation could have. Good faith disagreement is like a mirror that lets you see from perspectives you’d never have access to alone.
I’ll never forget when I first started:
Me: “It’ll be fine, I’m good at this.”
Sr: “How do you know?”
I needed to hear that.
„How do you know” is such a powerful question.
IME:
Ah, General Reposti!
