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Programmers value efficiency, both in code and in the rest of life. They like to help, but they also value their time. Don’t ask a question until you have first done your best to find an answer on your own. Before I post a question on StackOverflow, I ask myself:
1. Have I Googled it? What results did I get from Google, and why did they not answer my question?
2. Have I read through the documentation? What sections of the documentation did I read, and why did they not answer my question?
3. Has anyone else already asked this question? Why do the answers of the previously asked question not work for my situation?
As a programmer, I value efficiency, too. I want to find the answer on my own, but I don’t want to search aimlessly. So if I have ...
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