Re: Use of Stackoverflow for Question/Answer forum

[Helge Kruse]

Am 23.12.2014 um 08:23 schrieb Johan Vromans:
> The list is a 'push' model interaction. SO and other forums are 'pull' 
> - I need to visit them and ask for questions. I'm subscribed to 50+ 
> forums, and 20+ mailing lists. It would take hours just to visit all 
> forums. Browsing the messages from the mailing lists takes minutes.
Yes, that's true I have the mailing list in my Thunderbird folder and 
can search for answer. Even when I'm currently not writing notes the 
folder is pushed from the mailing list.

That's true as long I am at home with my PC. When I am visting somebody 
and need my folder I am lost. So I have to use google like any nooby. 
And then I am at the pull.

The mailing list is very good. But when you have something like 
stackexchange where
- the question and answers are put together
- you can format the text including code highlight
- you can search only for the questions with specific tags
then it can become a valueable knowledge base.

Regards
Helge