How To Stay Out of The Forums You N00bs!

Just another add-on opinion from a favorite blog.

From The Old New Thing

Reading this just reminds me of why I hate forums so much. Not forums in general, but just a certain aspect of it: newbie (or more properly n00b) ignorance.

This comes in two flavors in my opinion:

• I'm too (busy/lazy/ignorant/etc.) to do a Google Search to find 1000s of links with tutorials and general information. Please do the search for me and post the links in your reply.
• I'm too (busy/lazy/ignorant/etc.) to solve the problem I'm getting paid for at my job. Please post complete or nearly-complete source code in your reply, or link to open source.

No follow-up is necessary. Just build up your anger....now! And....release!

And that's what keeps me out of the forums.

In fact, I'm going to reveal the secret to Staying Out Of The Forums Forever!.

I'm smelling snake-oil here...

You only need to master One Easy Technique!

Use Google Search, because there is a plethora of stuff out there.

Want to start learning Java ME? Use Java Me Tutorials. OMFG you will be amazed at how many links you can start following! Certainly this is way simpler than going to a forum and posting your ignorance. And it was; that's exactly how I bootstrapped myself into Java ME, to name only one of many many topics.

Sure there's a lot of repetition. That just serves to reinforce it. After reading the 6th beginner tutorial, I could remember how the "story" was going to go. And usually there are a few unique tidbits to digest along the way.

And ironically enough, you get lots and lots of links to...that's right, you heard right...

Forum Threads.