Help Me Help You - How To Ask For Help

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to get help for a bug or error you’re getting in someone else’s code.

Show Notes

• 00:26 Welcome
• 01:54 Building a reproduction of the error
• 03:55 Creating a gist
• Gist
• 04:48 Be responsive. Be ready.
• 08:03 Where do you go first for support?
• 09:44 Search for your issue first
• GitHub Issues
• 10:53 Be nice

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