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Q&A How should we approach a programming site or sites?

This is less than a proposal: merely an idea. That's because I've not used SO much and don't know what works and what doesn't. So the following all has a big "maybe" attached to it. The programming...

posted 4y ago by msh210‭  ·  edited 4y ago by msh210‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-07-12T12:08:24Z (over 4 years ago)
  • This is less than a proposal: merely an idea. That's because I've not used SO much and don't know what works and what doesn't. So the following all has a big "maybe" attached to it.
  • The programming/development site should use tags for language-agnostic things (sort, input, etc.) and categories for languages. A language should start in the Other Languages category until it has (or is expected to have) lots of questions, at which point it gets its own.
  • This is less than a proposal: merely an idea. That's because I've not used SO much and don't know what works and what doesn't. So the following all has a big "maybe" attached to it.
  • The programming/development site should use tags for language-agnostic things (sort, input, etc.) and categories for languages. A language should start in the Other Languages category until it has (or is expected to have) lots of questions, at which point it gets its own. There should also be a Language-Agnostic category for general programming questions.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-07-12T10:30:43Z (over 4 years ago)
This is less than a proposal: merely an idea. That's because I've not used SO much and don't know what works and what doesn't. So the following all has a big "maybe" attached to it.

The programming/development site should use tags for language-agnostic things (sort, input, etc.) and categories for languages. A language should start in the Other Languages category until it has (or is expected to have) lots of questions, at which point it gets its own.