A lot of seasoned developers temporarily become newbies when they are learning a new language, framework, etc... Is Stack Overflow an appropriate venue for newbish questions about a specific technology?
For example:
Absolutely! Just do some basic searching to make sure that your question isn't a duplicate, and you'll be fine. One of the goals of Stack Overflow was to become a repository of any programming question someone might have, no matter how simple.
From the FAQ (emphasis added):
What kind of questions can I ask here?
Programming questions, of course! As long as your question is:
- detailed and specific
- written clearly and simply
- of interest to at least one other programmer somewhere
... it is welcome here. No question is too trivial or too "newbie".
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