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Ben Halpern
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When Stack Overflow Goes Offline...

Do you...

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Menai Ala Eddine

Ask dev community before StackOverflow.

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@lukeocodes đŸ•čđŸ‘šâ€đŸ’»

Probably due to MDN docs being so good these days, I didn't even know SO was down!

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Davor Minchorov • Edited

I go to the slack and discord communities or other forums to look for answers

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leob

... keep plodding along, but now tasks take at least 3 times longer!

(I took the liberty to add an option that wasn't there yet in the list)

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Sebastian Vargr

I would probably not mind beyond being mildly annoyed about having to read actual docs and source-code.

I would however google some stack overflow questions and share them in our team slack at intervals.

Just to remind everyone, then revel in their despair.

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At least that is what i like to imagine, i am usually more benevolent.

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Madza

When Stack Overflow Goes Offline...
I contact them directly via do-not-reply@stackoverflow.com

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Achilles Moraites

Stack Overflow is offline: A good opportunity to relax and have lunch or a cup of coffee

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KristijanFiĆĄtrek

Where is "Endlessly crying in a fetal position denying the existence of God"?

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Eric McCormick

Other: read the source vendor/language API docs.

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Salli Figler

getting away from the problem gives me a new point of view and getting some fresh air is always healthy