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Do coders use Stack Overflow?
Professional programmers rarely use Stack Overflow.
Is Stack Overflow a reliable source?
No. Much like Wikipedia, StackOverflow “articles” (i.e. questions and answers) can be edited by anyone, without academic degree or any sort of certificate. Hence, it should not be relied upon as a trustworthy citable bibliography source for academic work.
Why do developers use Stack Overflow?
Technical question and answer Q&A platforms, such as Stack Overflow, provide a platform for users to ask and answer questions about a wide variety of programming topics. Developers can benefit from the source code that is attached to the questions and answers on Q&A platforms by copying or learning from (parts of) it.
What’s the difference between code review and Stack Overflow?
Question titles for Stack Overflow are questions targeted towards achieving a specific outcome (e.g. Can I make this algorithm more time/memory efficient?), whereas all questions on Code Review have a single, implicit, general question, ” What can be improved in this code?
How to ask a good question on code review?
The Stack Overflow Help Center doesn’t say that code reviews are explicitly off-topic there, so don’t migrate for the sake of migration. Before posting a question on Code Review, read How do I ask a good question?, which covers the common reasons for questions being poorly received on Code Review. Does the question title need to be changed?
When to ask stack overflow for new features?
If you are trying to figure out why your program crashes or produces a wrong result, ask on Stack Overflow instead. Code Review is also not the place to ask for implementing new features. Questions about improving scalability are allowable, as long as your code works for small inputs. Do I want the code to be good code?
What do you need to know about Stack Overflow?
Stack Overflow is for professional and enthusiast programmers, people who write code because they love it. We feel the best Stack Overflow questions have a bit of source code in them, but if your question generally covers…