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Ask HN: How to ask in StackOverflow and get answers?

by bartcobain on 12/11/18, 6:47 PM with 4 comments

I always write questions based in the "How-To" displayed always that you are about to make a question but most of the questions doesn't pass the guidelines for asking a question. What suggestions do you have for asking in Stack Overflow?

  • by mindcrime on 12/11/18, 7:27 PM

    Most of the information anyone needs on asking good questions is in the link that @admay posted. I'll just add/reiterate:

    1. Show some effort. Don't ask people to "do your homework" so to speak. Explain what you already did / tried, what your current working theory is, etc.

    2. Include relevant details. More is usually better, although you don't necessarily want to write a novel.

  • by admay on 12/11/18, 6:52 PM

  • by qnsi on 12/11/18, 6:50 PM

    First you should ask how to ask HN to get good answers, as I am afraid this post will be ignored

  • by DanBC on 12/11/18, 6:57 PM

    Some bits of StackOverflow are pathologically awful.

    If you gave an example question here people might be able to tell you how to ask it to get useful answers.