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Code Red => .NET => Topic started by: Kerry on August 29, 2010, 06:47:12 PM

Title: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: Kerry on August 29, 2010, 06:47:12 PM: Recent Blog post from Jon Skeet
http://tinyurl.com/so-hints

also
http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

from the referenced StackOverflow thread :
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No followup is, IMO, the top offender in questions.
Title: Re: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: jgr on August 29, 2010, 08:24:14 PM: One simply question:
1 + 1 = 1

Or

1 + 1 = 2
Title: Re: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: Kerry on August 29, 2010, 08:28:13 PM: depending on your references
01 + 01 = 10

:)
Title: Re: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: jgr on August 29, 2010, 08:42:39 PM: Sorry, was just a general question. About the topic
Title: Re: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: MP on August 29, 2010, 09:45:43 PM: Is it farther by train or Chicago?
Title: Re: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: mohnston on August 30, 2010, 06:28:01 PM: How long is a rope?
Title: Re: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: It's Alive! on August 30, 2010, 06:55:42 PM: Quote from: mohnston on August 30, 2010, 06:28:01 PM
How long is a rope?

Is that a hemp or nylon rope? Hemp ropes tend to be shorter, but fatter. Of course Dacron (used as suspension Lines in skydiving) is better for bondage situations, typically 9 meters.
Title: Re: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: Chuck Gabriel on August 30, 2010, 07:21:47 PM: Quote from: __declspec on August 30, 2010, 06:55:42 PM
Quote from: mohnston on August 30, 2010, 06:28:01 PM
How long is a rope?

Is that a hemp or nylon rope? Hemp ropes tend to be shorter, but fatter. Of course Dacron (used as suspension Lines in skydiving) is better for bondage situations, typically 9 meters.

Your mind is a terrible thing. :-)
Title: Re: Writing-the-perfect-question
Post by: Kerry on August 30, 2010, 07:22:45 PM: This exemplifies exactly the situation being discussed ... the quality of the answer is dependant on the quality of the question.
:)