But actually it also applies only insofar as you have already studied the field. Programming forums are great, but we’ve all seen the guy who shows up to post a tutorial question verbatim and appends “send me the code plz”, and we all understand he’s just wasting everybody’s time. You have to read the textbooks and at least seriously attempt the tutorials yourself before you can ask the right questions on the forum.
But actually it also applies only insofar as you have already studied the field. Programming forums are great, but we’ve all seen the guy who shows up to post a tutorial question verbatim and appends “send me the code plz”, and we all understand he’s just wasting everybody’s time. You have to read the textbooks and at least seriously attempt the tutorials yourself before you can ask the right questions on the forum.