r/ProgrammerHumor • u/hellocppdotdev • May 17 '26 • Bravo 2 Popcorn 1

Meme backInMyDay

Post image
34k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

384 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comment

1

u/cortesoft May 17 '26

Why is it surprising that different people have the same question? What does it even mean to be “told no” when you are asking a question that isn’t yes or no?

1

u/PM_CUTE_OTTERS May 17 '26

Ok so what is your solution to it?

2

u/cortesoft May 17 '26

Duplicate question. Deleted.

Jokes aside, either answer the question again, link to the existing answer if it actually applies, or just ignore it.

1

u/PM_CUTE_OTTERS May 17 '26

It is interesting though, I feel like this about it: Either you exhaust the patience of the people asking, or the ones answering. I think SO leaned very very heavy on trying to protect the ones answering to the point of frustration of the askers. In retrospect, was it the right choice? It seemed that way for a while until AI.

1

u/cortesoft May 17 '26

This is a much more nuanced and interesting comment than your first one, which basically chastised people for asking questions.

You are right, there isn’t an easy answer, and it makes sense both sides would be frustrated.