It can be legitimate to ask “why do you want to do X” so that you can help find a solution to the underlying problem. Saying “you shouldn’t do X” without knowing what the underlying problem is is the epitome of unhelpful and overbearing.
It’s literally a meme that devs have some obscure problem, and the only online resource they find is a forum post with one of
nvm, I fixed it (no further explanation)
Marked as duplicate (link to question about something different but related)
“You shouldn’t do this, here’s how to do something else” (cannot do Y, that’s why I’m trying to do X)
Other people had already responded with answers that fit the specific question prior to me responding. I was just adding an additional possibility to consider.
This reads like a good old stackoverflow answer:
Those are often right.
People frequently aren’t asking the right questions because they are thinking inside a box that doesn’t need to exist.
Sometimes there are legitimate reasons why these options don’t work, but most of the time they are the superior choice.
It can be legitimate to ask “why do you want to do X” so that you can help find a solution to the underlying problem. Saying “you shouldn’t do X” without knowing what the underlying problem is is the epitome of unhelpful and overbearing.
It’s literally a meme that devs have some obscure problem, and the only online resource they find is a forum post with one of
Other people had already responded with answers that fit the specific question prior to me responding. I was just adding an additional possibility to consider.