We all run into bugs. The confusing error messages, the debugger which takes too long/doesn't work, Google not helping, you name it!

For most of it, we are just desperate and really need some help from an outsider/specialist. It is at that moment that we tend to turn to Stack Overflow, Quora, Yahoo! Answers, etc. and poor our hearts questions out.

Occasionally, the feedback we receive on those questions can be rather shameful.

Cheuk Ting Ho

@cheukting_ho

It's difficult to ask technical questions on #Stackoverflow (or platforms alike)... people judge you before trying to help you. Our community should do better than this. We need a platform that has a CoC and people feel safe to seek help. #tech #inclusion

16:03 PM - 04 Aug 2020

Which made me curious about your personal experience with those platforms.

Let's discuss:

Have you been publicly shamed for publishing a question? What language/platform was it referring to? How did you react to it?

The word on the streets is that the Java and Linux communities are not really nice and welcoming of "newbies stupid questions" - which I don't think are stupid, by the way, but helps to reinforce the point.

Let me know how your experiences have been and if you hold any language-grudge for such reason. I want to know about good and bad experiences.

May Our Lady of Clear Code bless us all.