Comment by verdverm

5 days ago

It's different for programming, and especially evident when you are looking to solve a problem with an error message

You add “site: stack overflow.com”.

  • Recognition of that fact and then applying what you’ve learned about how to effectively wield the tool is a skill.

    • Unless the tool is trash and breaks, or otherwise unfit for the purpose.

      You can hammer in nails with your knuckles. Do you want to do that daily? There are people who can, they're still worse at it than a plain hammer or someone even using a right rock. Much less an assembly line.

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  • and then you don't also get GitHub, forums, reddit, etc..

    I have very rarely needed the site: modifier, and even knowing this exists sets people apart, and reinforces there is skill to it