Tom Kyte on How to Ask for Help
I’ve just been asked a question which seems to fit the classic Tom Kyte “my car won’t start” scenario – a few pieces of information (which are of relevance to the asker, who has been looking at it for a while) but there is nothing there that provides any information about what the problem actually is.
Here’s a video from ZD Net Australia – it’s an interview with Tom about how developers should ask for help:
September 17th, 2011 at 11:22 am
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