SUGGESTION: If a moderator can find an answer to your question, on Google, in under 10 seconds, you lose XP!

Question

I can find quite a few answers to questions, in under ten seconds in Google. To be that implies laziness of the questioner. I'm being partly facetious, yet people really should go to Google first!

Answer 1

😂
I guess these posts are driven by achievements/badges.
I know that can be really annoying, but then... I simply don't need to answer, if I don't want to ^^

Another suggestion: mods gain 10xp if they can find a duplicate post in < 10 seconds ;)
https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/1182556/?ref=app
https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/205573/?ref=app

Answer 2

Bear in mind that it's not always laziness - sometimes people simply do not know what to look for. And so they need an initiate guidance.

Answer 3

Here’s the thing, looking on google may not help, as these people are random persons on the intranets. As for this, we know this is dedicated to programming and looking at “certificates” verifies knowledges of the answerers.

Looking at an old post requires sifting through many answers, and also changes with time. After programs were first made, abstraction (velocityx=10, as opposed to x=x+10;x=x+10; ect.) wasn’t a thing, then people made a smaller piece of code to do the job. Technology evolves quickly, so new information may surface, as well as veterans figuring out that they were wrong the last time.

If anything, a new question seems best, as the information is current and filtered.

Answer 4

What was my name again? Yes, and Google lists the most popular solutions first in its results. The best solutions, even if newer, will be at the top. There's no good excuse for not researching a problem on your own first.

Some questions people ask, I sometimes find a solution for in under 10 seconds using Google! This means they're being lazy.

Research is an essential part of coding, as is struggling on your own for a bit, to help you learn how to think through a problem.