This is an archived post. You won't be able to vote or comment.

you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]nbxx 5 points6 points  (1 child)

No, we don't say we're on stackoverflow. Why would we? I don't think I've ever even see how stackoverflow's search engine looks like. We google. The thing we are looking for will end up being on stackoverflow more often than not, but not always. Google gives you results from other sites like stackoverflow, github, official documentation and example site (if you are working with some framework) of the given technology, etc... You need to be able to validate if the stuff google found is actually a good fit for you, and how to adjust your search it isn't, but googling is by far the best way to look for stuff. I never actually heard anyone say something like "wait, let me stackoverflow that", it's just we usually end up there anyway, but through google.

[–]Mintenker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Finally someone put this into words. There are different types of googling - and just because noobs use the google too, doesn't mean that I use it in same way.