Stack overflow is a little too mean to new users :/

So is reddit

Stackoverflow is a website where people who get paid nothing offer to do a bit of your job for you.

I think they deserve the right to be a bit snotty when people ask a question, the answer to which is the first result on google.

I used to do it quite a bit, and the amount of people asking, not for help with homework, but to do it in its entirety, or people who treat it like a freelance website expecting to be handed a finished product at the end ... it turns you a bit sour alright

If I remember correctly, new users are presented with notification that they should take tour explaining how SO works and how to ask good questions. I feel it is only fair that they get downvoted if they fail to do so and post low quality question, expecting others to commit their time in helping them while them themselves not putting enough effort to make it any easier.

@paziek @practiseSafeHex I agree

New users are bad at stackoverflowing

Stackoverflow isn't mean to new users, it is mean to lazy users.

Think in terms of pros and cons of a repeated question:

Pros:
1. The user gets answered without having to search during 5 seconds.

Cons:
1. SO has to spend more money on disk usage.
2. There isn't a single source of truth.
3. When you search that question on Google, there will be tons of similar post with similar page rank since most of them have about 2 answers, instead of one post having 20 answers.
4. You will need a good connection to quickly get every post.
5. SO will need better bandwith and more disk usage for caching every little post because all of them are clicked.

I’ve always received good answers if I’ve shown them what I’ve done to try and solve my own problem.
Usually this includes my thought process, the snippet of code I’m wrestling with, and sometimes a couple sources.

Am I the only one who don't have any problem with StackOverflow?

@edwrodrig Even I didn't have until I registered

@nahson no i disagree, i've seen many people help (and have myself) explain what the right wording is for a specific case.

Even at that, I was a beginner and never asked this style of question, because when you start with an in-depth book, course or tutorial, all the basics are explained enough for you to get it. Don't get me wrong, i've asked questions on stackoverflow when stuff breaks, but when i'm looking to understand what something is ... I google it.

The problem with most noobies is not that they don't know the wording, its that they are making no effort of any kind. I answer iOS related questions and regularly see:

"How do I build an augmented reality game like x. Please help, very new, thanks".

Thats not a terminology issue, thats a lack of research issue