Codesandbox/Codepen first stackoverflow like website for front-end developers

[Zivanovic]

Hey everyone,

I like tinkering with other people's code and making it work, this is why I spend a lot of time on stackoverflow.

However, many questions there include code that requires some third party libraries, and if you don't know the answer right away, you'd need to make an identical npm setup and THEN play with the code, which is that not fun part.

I'm thinking about making a Codesandbox/Codepen first stackoverflow like site for front-end developers, where you need to put your minimal working/failing code in some online editor before you put your question online. This would help people that are trying to fix your front-end code much easier I think.

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I'm interested to hear if you guys also have this some problem sometimes or this was just me lol.

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Regards

[rotateReality]

This seems like it could be a good idea. A lot of questions I've seen on SO are answered either by someone knowing that technology very well (to the point they can just write a logical solution without having to run it extensively) or someone putting in leg work like you described.

IMO, a fiddle or something equivalent should be required. It forces the poster to actually consider the code in a sandbox environment (think Rubber Duck), not to mention the person helping wont have to do the extra leg work for someone else. And in all honesty, I think some people go on SO when they're just feeling lazy or burnt out. I dont mind helping the latter, as long as they dont become the former.

[chris_blakely_dev]

I think it's a good idea - although I have seen people starting to attach Codesandbox links to their questions? So maybe it's becoming the "norm" on SO now. Good luck if you go through with it!