How to ask good questions
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How to ask good questions
Asking good questions is a super important skill when writing software. I've gotten way better at it over the years (to the extent that it's something my coworkers comment on a lot). Here are a few guidelines that have worked well for me! asking bad questions is ok I'm actually kind of a big believer in asking dumb questions or questions that aren't "good". I ask people kind of dumb questions all the time, questions that I could have answered with Google or by searching our codebase. I mostly try not to, but sometimes I do it anyway and I don’t think it’s the end of the world. So this list of
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