[jjfine]

When would someone actually use a cheat sheet instead of google?

[ACow_Adonis]

Back in the day when I actually had a desk and walls on which to pin things, I printed out and stuck cheat sheets from the 4 languages in effective use in my context: SAS, R, python and C.

The lag/effort was/is far less than google if the info is right there, and I personally found I kept having brain farts where I'd temporarily forget what language the thought I was having was actually in, and could quickly touch base again by referencing the cheat sheet without bringing up the (often distracting) web browser...

[chris_wot]

You'd go to DDG and type in "git cheatsheet".

Or for the ultimate in self-referencing cheat sheets, use:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ddg+cheat+sheet&ia=cheatsheet

This links to:

https://duck.co/ia/view/duckduckgo_cheat_sheet

I think this leveraging off DDG's goodies, part of their Instant Answers:

https://duck.co/ia?repo=goodies

[themodelplumber]

Usually when you think you can find some new treasures in there fast. I use an API cheat sheet all the time.

Also when the topic at hand isn't very google-able and the cheat sheet is the next most efficient choice.

But a lot of the time cheat sheets get useless fast.

[delcaran]

Working in a fully offline environment, I have git repository with only documentation for everything I may need. In this situation, a cheat sheet or a searchable doc can save my day.

[newman8r]

I think both are useful depending on the situation. Maybe a better question is why I'd want a potentially outdated list of cheat sheets instead google. I bookmarked it anyway.

[jalami]

To find something specific you need? probably not. Google's probably still the easiest.

To go "I want to refresh myself on X's commands and syntax", read over a short cheat sheet? Maybe

[sengork]

When one is exploring domain specific command sets.