❌ Bad: “Does someone know React?”
✅ Good: “How can I apply a class in React on the element the user pressed?”
Don't be afraid to ask because people who help do so because they want to.
❌ Bad: “Does someone know why
git push doesn't work? (without context)”
✅ Good: “When I try doing git push here
is the error message I get that I'm unable to resolve.”
Don't be vague. When asking for help answer “What isn't working?” and “What is the expected result?”. Describe the problem to the best of your ability.
❌ Bad: “Why doesn't this work?”
✅ Good: Explain the problem you're facing and how you expect it to work alongside a recording, or reproduction of the problem.
Avoid mental gymnastics for everyone involved. The clearer you present your problem the easier it is for someone to help you.
` alongside
syntax higlighting (for example if you want to
highlight JavaScript after the first three backticks
specify js as the language)
❌ Bad: Panicking because of error messages.
✅ Good: Learn to love error messages because they give you helpful information instead of failing silently.
This isn't a React specific issue but
JavaScript because if you looked up
map is not a function you would learn the error is
caused by items not being an array.
Read and try to understand the documentation alongside watching a tutorial, so you catch any breaking changes and level up as a developer at the same time.