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How to get Answers On Stack overflow .

Introduction

So how do you get answers on stack overflow?

Poking around, looking at the source code of various Stack Overflow sites might get you an answer to your question. However, getting answers is a very different process.

On Stack Overflow, the community is made up of developers. It’s a platform that helps people solve problems. Users submit questions and developers respond by replying with their answers in a famous “ask” format — they can say what they have done or what they would like to see in the future. However, we will show you how there is much more to this than that.

In this article we’re going to cover some tips and tricks for getting answers on stack overflow without having to use search engines.

What is stack overflow?

What is stack overflow?

Stack overflow is a question and answer community platform for professional and enthusiast programmers. The answers and questions featured are form a number of topics in programming

User account creation

The good news is that the Stack Overflow site is open to everyone. To create account simply navigate to your preferred bowser and search for stack overflow then sign up for an account.

Posting a question

You can get answers to any question you want. If you want a five-page response, ask for it and put it in the “Ask Question” section. They will be available to you as soon as they are able.

People with good reputations and reputation will be notified instantly when they get an answer to their questions.

Getting answer

This is the first of a series of resources that will help you get answers on Stack Overflow.

  1. Start here: https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=
  2. Type your question or problem into the search box.
  3. Navigate to "Show All Questions" button at top right The site will display all questions that have been asked recently by people registered on this site.
  4. View unanswered questions by clicking on them.
  5. "Show Answer" button at top left The answers will be displayed below the question.
  6. Select on the answer you wish to read (it will be bolded)
  7. Click on "Show Full Answer" button Now you can read it!
  8. Click back to question you were looking at before! This is how it works Step 1-4 should do it for most people I hope this will help you out.

Conclusion

The search engine, Google, has come to dominate the way people search for information online. As a result, there’s often a dearth of answers when one is looking for the information they are looking for.

This can be frustrating and annoying to say the least. Stack overflow is an online site that provides answers to any question on any topic. It wasn’t always so easy to find an answer when searching, but now you have the ability to ask a question and get answers in real time.

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