After Google I search the forum that I can relate to the forum and if I have no clue I post in that forums.
Ask HN: Where do you go for hacking help?
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#12stackoverflow.com
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#13Not that I have used it much, but my impression was lately that such things have moved to IRC (rather than usenet)?
Just wondering, does your nickname originate from Stanislaw Lem by any chance?
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#14Depending on the language, usually...
Google (of course). Then apidock.com (for ruby / rails) pretty much the best doc site for either in my opinion.
For Rails I have found that just browsing the source/comments on github is the best source for figuring out really tricky issues. I stay logged in to IRC but most of the time never feel like bothering anyone. I kind of enjoy figuring things out for myself, even if it's a trivial problem I still get satisfaction from solving things on my own.
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#15(1.) Google. (2.) Speak to friends and colleagues. (3.) More Google. (4.) Then I crack open the source code (if available). (5.) Then I hit the bookshelf, including Safari Online. (6.) If I still haven't got it, I'll ask in a forum, but at that point it's a toss up whether I'll get an answer or not.
Re: Ask HN: Where do you go for hacking help?
#16Google then Freenode, pretty much exclusively.
Edit: Also, friends smarter in whatever area it may be, if any are handy.
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#17Google does it
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#18I'm thinking of starting (with mdakin) a help instance akin to the MIT help instance. It would be a live chat system that has a UI designed to not let you use focus. No idle chatter, just crowd sourced Q/A.
The intention is to have a core group of hackers essentially leave it on all the time and answer when available. When it works, it is much faster and often more useful than forums/Google.
If interested in beta-testing before full release, please email. We obviously need a core group of interested parties.
Some more info on it:
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~jpd/classes/ics105s03/readings/acker...
Re: Ask HN: Where do you go for hacking help?
#19IRC. irc.freenode.net (use http://mibbit.com if you don't have an irc client :)
Re: Ask HN: Where do you go for hacking help?
#20Google and these days StackOverflow ( http://stackoverflow.com/ )
I'm really surprised with the quality and amount of responses that I receive from StackOverflow questions. Really impressive service!
In addition to that, I sometimes try IRC (Freenode) as well.