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Where do you find docs to help you learn a new technology?

Survey period: 8 Feb 2021 to 15 Feb 2021

Learning a new product or framework can be hard work. Where do you find the best help?

OptionVotes% 
The vendor's site. Those who created the tech write the best docs.37454.44
Any site that has a definitive guide to the tech32747.60
Any site that has a solid collection of articles on the tech33148.18
There are no docs. There is whatever page google sends me to.23634.35
I don't need no stinkin' docs. I'll work it out myself527.57
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
Generalbut, first, I look in ... Pin
BillWoodruff13-Feb-21 13:54
professionalBillWoodruff13-Feb-21 13:54 
GeneralThere is no help. Pin
RedDk13-Feb-21 7:35
RedDk13-Feb-21 7:35 
GeneralUsually little to no documentation for in-house proprietary framework Pin
Shao Voon Wong10-Feb-21 19:19
mvaShao Voon Wong10-Feb-21 19:19 
GeneralRe: Usually little to no documentation for in-house proprietary framework Pin
RickZeeland10-Feb-21 23:22
mveRickZeeland10-Feb-21 23:22 
AnswerRe: Usually little to no documentation for in-house proprietary framework Pin
Member 1507199713-Feb-21 4:32
Member 1507199713-Feb-21 4:32 
GeneralRe: Usually little to no documentation for in-house proprietary framework Pin
Member 1507199713-Feb-21 4:32
Member 1507199713-Feb-21 4:32 
GeneralAll of them Pin
Nelek9-Feb-21 23:58
protectorNelek9-Feb-21 23:58 
GeneralThe best docs don't come from the creators Pin
CHill609-Feb-21 6:43
mveCHill609-Feb-21 6:43 
GeneralKind of related Pin
agolddog9-Feb-21 3:11
agolddog9-Feb-21 3:11 
GeneralRe: Kind of related Pin
honey the codewitch9-Feb-21 15:19
mvahoney the codewitch9-Feb-21 15:19 
Maybe I'm just too young to remember what you are talking about since I started coding in 1986 but didn't do so professionally until about 1996.

Even then though, it wasn't about memorization, it was about how fast you could learn new things. By the time I "memorized" most of the important core COM and OLE/ActiveX interfaces like IDispatch and IPersistStream we were already moving on to COM+ and then .NET

My memory has always been dodgy, but I've never had it be a problem in software development, because I don't have time to sit on anything I've learned. As soon as I use something it's on to some newer tech.

YMMV
Real programmers use butterflies

GeneralRe: Kind of related Pin
Nelek9-Feb-21 23:49
protectorNelek9-Feb-21 23:49 
GeneralThere is nothing new under the sun. Pin
OriginalGriff8-Feb-21 1:56
mveOriginalGriff8-Feb-21 1:56 
GeneralRe: There is nothing new under the sun. Pin
Slow Eddie9-Feb-21 2:27
professionalSlow Eddie9-Feb-21 2:27 
GeneralBad docs... Pin
Mike Hankey8-Feb-21 1:21
mveMike Hankey8-Feb-21 1:21 
GeneralRe: Bad docs... Pin
Johnny J.9-Feb-21 20:45
professionalJohnny J.9-Feb-21 20:45 
GeneralPreferable if that new technology comes with its own ... Pin
Amarnath S7-Feb-21 19:32
professionalAmarnath S7-Feb-21 19:32 

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