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  Google coding bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-05-14 07:36 -0700
    Re: Google coding Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-05-14 17:46 -0700
      Re: Google coding hgschutte1@gmail.com - 2012-05-16 10:16 -0700

#1567 — Google coding

What do you guys think about turning to Google's search engine to solve your coding problems?

I feel like I'm cheating when I do this, but admittedly it happens a lot.

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#1571

On 5/14/12 7:36 AM, bob wrote:
> What do you guys think about turning to Google's search engine to solve your coding problems?
>
> I feel like I'm cheating when I do this, but admittedly it happens a lot.

I use Google frequently. Not to get source code, but to seek best 
practices, existing patterns, and what potential problems exist with the 
solutions I'm considering.

On the other hand, if you're in a class environment where you're 
supposed to be learning basics, google is indeed cheating.

Also, if google points you at some code and you copy it without regards 
to copyright, you are not only cheating, but breaking the law.

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#1582

Agreed; it entirely depends on what you're doing. For me, i use it when i need documentation for an Api or a data structure of some sort. Sometimes i will use a tutorial, however it will be for something which gives me the fundamental basics of what im trying to do as opposed a "how to write [insert app here]". For example, a tutorial on how to write a graphics engine will not teach you much, because the work is done for you. A tutorial on how to use the opengl API ,however, with a focus on learning the fundamental concepts behind it, will teach you a lot.

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