Timeline for Is a question really a duplicate if specifically asked about one tool but suggested duplicate is for another?
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 10:29 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Oct 7, 2015 at 18:19 | comment | added | muru |
@DanSut that someone can post a more specific question. No, IMO the default position should be to use the best tool and educate the user as to why it's better, unless there's extenuating circumstances. For example, recently a poster asked about scripting in csh. Both answers at the time I saw it said: "don't use csh", though such a requirement is weird enough that both tried to work around csh's limitations.
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| Oct 7, 2015 at 18:12 | comment | added | DanSut | So maybe the default should be to ask in comments if user is falling into XY problem, or really does want an answer specific to Y or wants problem X solving? Especially if the tags and question subject both specify Y, even if poster isn't doesn't further stress a Y solution and give reasons. Also, maybe someone later is really searching for the best way to put screws in with a hammer, even if the original poster wasn't ;) | |
| Oct 7, 2015 at 17:53 | history | answered | muru | CC BY-SA 3.0 |