Programmers — Stack Exchange is a site for professional programmers who are interested in getting expert answers on conceptual questions about software development. If you have a question about...
- algorithm and data structure concepts
- design patterns
- developer testing
- development methodologies
- freelancing and business concerns
- quality assurance
- software architecture
- software engineering
- software licensing
and it is not about...
- general workplace issues, office politics, résumé help (check out The Workplace instead),
- implementation issues or programming tools (ask on Stack Overflow instead),
- what language/technology you should learn next, including which technology is better,
- what project you should do next,
- what book you should read next,
- career advice, salary or compensation,
- personal lifestyle, including relationships, and non-programming activities
...then you're in the right place to ask your question!
Please make sure your question uniquely applies to programmers in general:
What about subjective questions?
Subjective questions are allowed, but subjective does not mean “anything goes”. Please keep it professional at all times. If this is a question you'd be uncomfortable discussing with your colleagues in a work environment, it's probably not appropriate here, either.
All subjective questions are expected to be constructive. How do we define that? Constructive subjective questions …
- inspire answers that explain “why” and “how”.
- tend to have long, not short, answers.
- have a constructive, fair, and impartial tone.
- invite sharing experiences over opinions.
- insist that opinion be backed up with facts and references.
- are more than just mindless social fun.
Questions that do not meet enough of these six guidelines will be closed as "Not Constructive". Please see the Good Subjective, Bad Subjective and Real Questions Have Answers blog posts for more details and examples.
