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by ewar-woowar 2979 days ago
First time I asked question on SO I got a very curt response "this isn't a code writing service" and pretty much told to gtfo, but my question was very much asking for advice about _how to proceed as a beginner_ and I was clear about that. I was explicit in framing a coding a problem and asking for direction, not a solution to my homework.

Maybe it was the wrong site for that, but the elitist response, I think the question even got deleted by a mod along with the scathing comment, made me leave and only use SO as a reading resource. Never contributed and probably never will even though 8ish years later I have learned enough to be able to contribute.