Why Stack Overflow is mean?
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Why Stack Overflow is mean?
A stack overflow is an undesirable condition in which a particular computer program tries to use more memory space than the call stack has available. In programming, the call stack is a buffer that stores requests that need to be handled. In Windows, a stack overflow error can be caused by certain types of malware.
Why do people respond on Stack Overflow?
Millions of programmers (probably close to all of us) use Stack Overflow to find solutions from previously asked questions. So if you answer a question, you are helping many people in addition to the original asker.
Is Stack Overflow elitist?
No, Stack Overflow is not turning into an elitist club.
Why is Stack Overflow so toxic Quora?
The hate for Stack Overflow exists because of the fact that users base is divided into two BIG categories: Old school programmers – they belong to a strict discipline of programming, where before you start coding you have to learn computer science, logic, basic algorithms theory, mathematics and a lots of other things.
It is not a social network due to the main ideological rule on which Stack stands – it is the value of question and value of answers you should care about. Nothing else really matters. Personalities just doesn’t matter. Stack Overflow does not provide a non-public means of user-exchange.
How fast do people respond on Stack Overflow?
Although most questions on StackOverflow are answered in less than an hour, we observe that about 30\% of the questions which are not answered within an hour have a response time of more than a day (see Figure 1).
How do I get help on Stack Overflow?
Asking Your Question. Click the “Ask Question” button. Navigate to the Stack Overflow homepage in your browser at stackoverflow.com. In the upper right hand corner of the page, you should see the Ask Question button, which you should click to continue.
How do you get 15 reputation on Stack Overflow?
You gain reputation when:
- question is voted up: +10.
- answer is voted up: +10.
- answer is marked “accepted”: +15 (+2 to acceptor)
- suggested edit is accepted: +2 (up to +1000 total per user)
- bounty awarded to your answer: + full bounty amount.