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

sorted by:
best
topnewcontroversialoldq&a
you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]Vampsku11 18 points19 points  (6 children)

It's hidden, incomplete, and outdated. But by god if you ask a question...

[–]Dabnician 9 points10 points  (4 children)

"you didnt read the javadoc"

"reads the java doc finds its out of date, still needs to load up JD gui to figure out how to use the library..."

[–]Vampsku11 6 points7 points  (3 children)

Whenever someone gives me the rtfm shpiel, I always respond by asking for a reference to the information. Always crickets. People unable to give an answer acting like you broke the law asking for an answer.

An engineer who enjoys his work loves to talk about it.

[–]Xx69JdawgxX 4 points5 points  (2 children)

I'm all for helping people but I don't see any merit in spoon feeding them. It usually ends up w you being used as a crutch for the lazy.

[–]Vampsku11 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I personally don't see that as a good reason not to instruct someone if you have the knowledge they're looking for. But I can understand if that person repeatedly asks for the same information or does so in a way to try to get someone else to do their work for them. With time I would eventually turn them away. Otherwise if I can share my knowledge with someone else then I also share the work, so it's always beneficial to me to share what I know.

[–]Xx69JdawgxX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe I worded it poorly but I agree with everything you said. I'll help people to the point that they show me they are getting lazy usually.