FAQ Yourself

Frequently Asked Questions you should ask yourself before asking them again.

Instructions

Before you ask for a meeting

1. Google your problem, in English. Keep it simple and gradually add search terms.

• If you have a compile error/waring message, google it directly.

2. Post your problem on StackOverflow and interact with it's unkind users.

3. Updates the software that gives you troubles to the latest version (unless otherwise noted).

Just before a meeting

1. Make sure your environment works and you can reproduce the problem.

• "It didn't work at home, but it's working now"
• "Don't worry, I know, we have a magical fix-all aura in our lab, that's why we work here."

2. Turn on your PC

• Yes, your PC is old and slow, that's fine.
• Yes, tools nowadays are heavy and slow that's fine.

FAQs

• Can you fix my computer?

• No.
• I mean, I can, but I won't.

• How can I run a program in (Python|Java|PHP|...)?

• How could you even write a program you could not run??

• The environment won't run on my PC... can you help me install it?

• I mean... I can... but that would be like helping an obese person to a marathon starting line.