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My skillsetskill set is pretty limited when it comes to programming, I am primarily self-taught with VBAVBA (although I think I'm pretty good with it). I have a small amount of training with Python and have done some self-tutorial stuff with javascriptJavaScript and Google Apps Scriptingscripting.

Most of my answers are in VBA Q's, or Q's related to MS Office interop/etc., where my knowledge of the object model(s) can often prove helpful even if I don't know the particular language constructs.

A lot of times I try to answer questions that I don't know how to answer. In this way, I use the Questionsquestions as a way to teach myself something new and expand my own knowledge.

How do you discover Stack Overflow questions you can answer?

I browse tags and check the "new" question in tags where I have experience.

Do you navigate to “newest”, “featured”, or “unanswered” tabs on the Questions page to find questions to answer? Another page?

I check the new ones, and sometimes the unanswered but those tend to be very old questions and/or low quality.

Does progress towards a badge or other milestone influence your choice in questions to answer?

Not really. At 12.6K I don't need the karma for anything really :)

Do you answer within the same session that started with a Google search?

Rarely, but I do sometimes use Google to find other relevant Q & A to link to in comments or answers.

Do you use any third-party apps to help you find questions to answer?

Nope.

What else can you tell us about how you discover questions to answer?

My skillset is pretty limited when it comes to programming, I am primarily self-taught with VBA (although I think I'm pretty good with it). I have a small amount of training with Python and have done some self-tutorial stuff with javascript and Google Apps Scripting.

Most of my answers are in VBA Q's, or Q's related to MS Office interop/etc., where my knowledge of the object model(s) can often prove helpful even if I don't know the particular language constructs.

A lot of times I try to answer questions that I don't know how to answer. In this way, I use the Questions as a way to teach myself something new and expand my own knowledge.

How do you discover Stack Overflow questions you can answer?

I browse tags and check the "new" question in tags where I have experience.

Do you navigate to “newest”, “featured”, or “unanswered” tabs on the Questions page to find questions to answer? Another page?

I check the new ones, and sometimes the unanswered but those tend to be very old questions and/or low quality.

Does progress towards a badge or other milestone influence your choice in questions to answer?

Not really. At 12.6K I don't need the karma for anything really :)

Do you answer within the same session that started with a Google search?

Rarely, but I do sometimes use Google to find other relevant Q & A to link to in comments or answers.

Do you use any third-party applications to help you find questions to answer?

Nope.

What else can you tell us about how you discover questions to answer?

My skill set is pretty limited when it comes to programming, I am primarily self-taught with VBA (although I think I'm pretty good with it). I have a small amount of training with Python and have done some self-tutorial stuff with JavaScript and Google Apps scripting.

Most of my answers are in VBA Q's, or Q's related to MS Office interop/etc., where my knowledge of the object model(s) can often prove helpful even if I don't know the particular language constructs.

A lot of times I try to answer questions that I don't know how to answer. In this way, I use the questions as a way to teach myself something new and expand my own knowledge.

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How do you discover Stack Overflow questions you can answer?

I browse tags and check the "new" question in tags where I have experience.

Do you navigate to “newest”, “featured”, or “unanswered” tabs on the Questions page to find questions to answer? Another page?

I check the new ones, and sometimes the unanswered but those tend to be very old questions and/or low quality.

Does progress towards a badge or other milestone influence your choice in questions to answer?

Not really. At 12.6K I don't need the karma for anything really :)

Do you answer within the same session that started with a Google search?

Rarely, but I do sometimes use Google to find other relevant Q & A to link to in comments or answers.

Do you use any third-party apps to help you find questions to answer?

Nope.

What else can you tell us about how you discover questions to answer?

Most of my answers are in VBA Q's, or Q's related to MS Office interop/etc., where my knowledge of the object model(s) can often prove helpful even if I don't know the particular language constructs.

A lot of times I try to answer questions that I don't know how to answer. In this way, I use the Questions as a way to teach myself something new and expand my own knowledge.