{"id":1310,"date":"2014-01-18T06:16:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T06:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2014-01-18T06:20:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-18T06:20:35","slug":"10-helpful-and-geeky-question-and-answer-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/10-helpful-and-geeky-question-and-answer-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"10  Helpful and Geeky Question and Answer Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2F10-helpful-and-geeky-question-and-answer-communities%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/10557450@N04\/6632470867\/in\/photolist-b769vZ-8yMWvD-btFhic-9padj3-bLj4wH-ey77Mi-9dXKU2-7ZiTgV-bgGa4c-eHVwzp-8CkodQ-9PCX82-fkmu8g-8kXESm-azGM3y-cBFFBS-8ChFDT-azUdd2-9hpZ4k-9hpYTt-bALKxR-7Co7vW-bWwxNT-bJbcbV-ihgH2m-7yq68Z-9rnT91-8qQBZ9-9iZrWj-7Ww83p-aYRBTx\/player\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I have started reading a fun book on innovation management called &#8220;Beyond the Obvious&#8221; by Phil McKinney. \u00a0Mr. McKinney has directed a diverse technical career including serving as CTO of HP. \u00a0 A core theme of his book is that innovative thinking occurs when you start asking better questions. \u00a0 His work stresses the importance of disciplined and thoughtful questions. \u00a0 To learn more about Mr. McKinney&#8217;s teaching, check out &#8220;Killer Innovations&#8221; \u00a0podcast:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/philmckinney.com\/killer-innovations\">http:\/\/philmckinney.com\/killer-innovations<\/a>\u00a0.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Questions are powerful. \u00a0I started to think about the value of one of my favorite sites: <a href=\"http:\/\/StackOverflow.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/StackOverflow.com<\/a>. \u00a0 This is a website that I use daily during my work as a programmer. \u00a0 \u00a0For any technical programming roadblock I face, I can start solving the challenge using insights from this question and answer site. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joelonsoftware.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joel Spolsky<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codinghorror.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Atwood<\/a>\u00a0carefully crafted StackOverflow to foster great questions and great responses. \u00a0 \u00a0 The site uses gamification elements to reward users when they ask good questions or provide awesome answers. \u00a0 The software, community and moderators are coordinated to encourage users to ask meaningful questions that are clear and provide meaningful answers. \u00a0 \u00a0Since Jeff and Joel are very successful bloggers in the programming world, they blended design concepts of using wiki&#8217;s, social media and blog software.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Since the launch of StackOverflow, \u00a0Joel and Jeff expanded to cover other topics. \u00a0 You can find these question and answer sites at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.StackExchange.com \" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.StackExchange.com\u00a0<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>I have listed 10 StackExchange sites that may serve our readers.<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Q&amp;A for professional and enthusiast programmers. I use this site every day as a programmer.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/superuser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/superuser.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Q&amp;A for computer enthusiasts and power users. \u00a0 This community is very helpful in finding solutions to common computer issues or discovering new apps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webapps.stackexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/webapps.stackexchange.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Q&amp;A for power users of web applications. \u00a0I really want to study their questions related to Google Drive, WordPress, and AppsScript.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scifi.stackexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/scifi.stackexchange.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Q&amp;A for science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts. \u00a0 It was fun looking up Dr. Who trivia on here.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gamedev.stackexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/gamedev.stackexchange.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Q&amp;A for professional and independent game developers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/academia.stackexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/academia.stackexchange.com\/<\/a>&#8211;\u00a0Q&amp;A for academics and those enrolled in higher education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/biology.stackexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/biology.stackexchange.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Q&amp;A for biology researchers, academics, and students<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pm.stackexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pm.stackexchange.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Q&amp;A for project managers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/opendata.stackexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/opendata.stackexchange.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Q&amp;A for developers and researchers interested in open data<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/serverfault.com\/\">http:\/\/serverfault.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Q&amp;A for professional system and network administrators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>What more? 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