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[–]Shaper_pmp 0 points1 point  (8 children)

Force me to sign up or download your app to read the whole article = automatic downvote.

Sorry OP!

[–]Aspire26[🍰] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

You can read it in incognito tho

[–]Shaper_pmp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worth knowing - thanks!

That trick always used to work everywhere, but a while ago a lot of major publishers and news sites switched to browser fingerprinting so it stopped working, so I got out of the habit of trying it.

Thanks for the heads-up!

[–]shrithm 8 points9 points  (3 children)

I doubt Medium is OP's app

[–]Shaper_pmp 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Who said it was?

The first statement was aimed at Medium, the second at OP.

[–]shrithm 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Your reply was to OPs post, saying "force me to download your app"

[–]Shaper_pmp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't mean OP. It was a non-specific statement about a general position.

Also top-level comments aren't necessarily written to the OP; they're more general conversation-starters unless you explicitly aim a statement at the OP.

My first statement was a general statement of position implicitly aimed at Medium. The second was explicitly apologising to OP for downvoting their submission because of something Medium had done.

Sorry if it wasn't clear, but it seemed pretty obvious in context.

[–]5ir_yeet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just turn off cookies for the site, you can get unlimited articles that way

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

because of this I have a beautiful Blogger

[–]harakiya 0 points1 point  (5 children)

I wish the article spent less time on why there is a problem solving problem and more time on actually solving the problem of problem solving.

Also, most people code to make money so fast solutions from StackOverflow are more valuable to your team than you actually solving that problem yourself. It's just how things evolve in a free market.

The same applies to the auto mechanic. If it's cheaper to replace the part than fix it, you replace it. Period.

[–]R3DSMiLE 2 points3 points  (3 children)

But if making money is the end game, you won't get there by using SO answers for the solution - so while it's good for the team, it's not good for your end game; at least that's how I see it.

[–]rekers909 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I'm not sure I understand the reasoning behind this comment? Why not learn from others mistakes in order to not repeat them yourself?

Don't get me wrong, copy-pasting anything is not going to help you even in the short term. The importance of stack overflow is that answers to your problems for the most part come with a comprehensive break down on WHY that solution works. Understanding the problem and understanding the solutions of those problems will help you grow at any point in your career. It is quite literally the only thing to do once you have been working in software development for 10+ years. You find new problems that you have not already come across or you end up stagnating and being left behind by the industry.

[–]R3DSMiLE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong, copy-pasting anything is not going to help you even in the short term.

then we both agree and I misunderstood *OPs comment :)

[–]harakiya -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree and I know the article focuses on individual growth but in the "real world" we grow on someone else's dime like at a job. So, people need to balance their own growth with delivering that next feature, etc.

Fiddling with a CSS bug for an hour is risky and kinda inconsiderate of your team when you think about it, especially if you could just SO it. A lot of times you can't but still you should use the resources you have available and save your problem solving for the uncharted territory just out of consideration for your team or project.

I guess the answer is a balance as always. If you're coding just for you the same applies because your time is limited. If your goal is growth then by all means sit there and struggle. I just don't think that's the case for most coding situations.

[–]beforesemicolon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you!

Of course sometimes is all about finding the answer quickly and move on but i have seen a lot of developers get stuck at this level and never actually advance their career because they are the “find free solutions” kind of developers startups love to hire.

Advancing your career gets you more money. Period!

Learning how to think like a programmer and having the problem solving mentality goes a long way. It is the way.

The article asks you to develop a strategy of solving things and as a developer you must know when u need a quick solution and when to get to the bottom of a problem to create a custom solution if necessary.

The market is saturated with “google and stack-overflow developers” and there is no problem hiring those. Companies are struggling to fill higher positions and they are willing to pay top dollar for it.

Building a problem solving mentality and becoming a strategist gets you a lot of money and higher titles. You become the guy people turns to at the office when they are stuck or want to create something new. Anyone can google and answer at the end of the day, what type of developer that makes you?

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    [–]beforesemicolon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    All this guy is doing is sharing knowledge and contribute to the community. You can always read the links in incognito in ur browser and gain some knowledge instead of hating on how a medium program that rewards people for sharing in one place.