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Discussion on: Describe how you use Google (or other search engine) effectively

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Hung Vu

At least to me, every questions I asked have been answered before. The answer is over there, just behind one simple search query, so the key point is how I should phrase the question.

My searching process starts with a short description about my problem (less than 10 words). My preference is to go over some results forum threads (e.g. Reddit) first because they tend to not be opinionated. I skim the conversations to search for an umbrella terminology, or something closed to, then find articles on the related topics afterward. I keep repeating this process (may take days), then narrow down the possible solutions.

That said, I only start searching after spending times breaking down my problem to a disgestable components. For such a big question like "How can I make my system 100x faster without making breaking changes?", it would be near impossible to find solutions in a short few days via search engine.