When I was learning software development, one of the most valuable sources of information for me were forums. I asked a question and got bullied in response...
In my experience this is was the de facto standard for so many usenet programming groups. I remember the Perl group being outright hostile to new programmers, and setting up the rules against them.
Stack Overflow was a breath of fresh air when it came out. I was happy to never return to usenet after that.
In my experience this is was the de facto standard for so many usenet programming groups. I remember the Perl group being outright hostile to new programmers, and setting up the rules against them.
Stack Overflow was a breath of fresh air when it came out. I was happy to never return to usenet after that.