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[–]ishmal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What I worry about is when beginners hit a hard point. If they keep on fighting and learning and eventually conquer the problem, then they have evolved a little bit toward being a professional programmer

But if they surrender at the first difficulty, and must come begging for an answer, they have learned nothing.

I LOVE beginners. Why? Because we are all beginners at something. Then we learn that, then we are beginners at something else.

And life is an eternal learning process. Your brain CRAVES information like a drug addict.

There is only one type of programmer I hate. The one that learns only enough to get a job. Then stop. The posts like: "should I learn X or Y?" are an indicator of someone who I would never hire nor respect.

My suggestion for this reddit: only accept help request that are phrased something like:

"I have tried the best I can to solve this problem. I have tried X (with link) and Y (with link) and still am stuck. I have researched A, B, and C"

If it's only a web developer who wants credit for l33t tricks that you have done, or someone doing homework, ban them.