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16 questions linked to/from Why is asking a question on "best practice" a bad thing?
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Which computer science / programming Stack Exchange sites do I post on?
There seems to be more than a few computer science/programming Stack Exchange sites. Stack Overflow, being the first, has by far the most users, questions, and answers.
What is the reasoning for ...
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This CoC is getting out of control--it's eating zombies now
One of the best answers on this website was deleted late last year.
Why is asking a question on "best practice" a bad thing?
Well, actually, it wasn't just deleted, the answerer was struck ...
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How to ask best practice questions?
Somewhat extension of: How can I ask a question that can be answered with a better approach?
In a related question there was a comment saying it was possible to ask "concretly about pros and cons".
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Where should I ask a question about processes? [duplicate]
I have a question on how to be compliant with all mail server's expectations, but it's not a technical question about how to configure the mail server itself.
It's more about respecting best practices ...
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Where do I ask a question about the best way to develop or code something? [duplicate]
I sometimes need to ask code questions on which is the best way to do something or code something.
On Stack Overflow I get downvoted, not sure if there is a community on Stack Exchange where to ask.
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Where to ask good practice questions? [duplicate]
OK, I got it. There has been plenty of zombies asking dumb good practice questions. And yes, most of the good practice questions lead to opinion-based answers.
But then, good practices a essential ...
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Which website to ask question and get suggestions related to programming language (i.e. Laravel) ? ) [duplicate]
I want some programming suggestion, say for example, in Laravel Programming language, I have a question about whether we should or must remove public folder or not for best practices. Shall we remove ...
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Why is the best-practices tag not allowed on SO any more? [closed]
I have nothing to add to the title: Why is the [best-practices] tag not allowed on SO any more?
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Why are best practice questions not well-received? [duplicate]
In my programming journey, I have been able to solve problems by writing spaghetti code and copying and pasting it through out my solution, as long as it works.
So not so long ago, I reached a stage ...
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Which community should I use for best practices regarding TFS version control?
I have a question regarding how to set up my TFS directories, but it's not a right-or-wrong-answer question. Which StackExchange community should I pose my question to?
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Close reason: off-topic as asks for best-practices or ways of usage [closed]
I just visited this post on SO, here's an excerpt for containment sake:
Ways of formatting an AngularJS directive template
What ways of formatting do you use for formatting templates in ...
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Why "the best choice" or "possible options" questions are always downvoted [duplicate]
Every time I am starting to work in a new programming field, I have a lot of questions, obviously. I am usually able to find answers on various forums or to figure them by my own.
Once in a while ...
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Concept of "Industry Standard" / "Best Practice" [duplicate]
I understand that principle of asking for "opinion-based" is not welcome on SO, but those questions are very important to development and mastering specific technology field.
Should there be ...
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Are good practices really that opinion based? [duplicate]
I asked this question and it was put on hold as opinion based in less than an hour. A few months ago, I asked another question about good practices and it got squashed quickly as well. I didn't ...
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Could a best-practice question be a good fit for Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
I wonder if questions that ask about a best practice in a particular programming area might be a good fit for Stack Overflow? Answers to these questions are very often based on an experience instead ...