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Answer by A. Duff for Is it always a good idea to demand the OP "post some...

I think this is similar, in a way, to the debate about whether code should be commented. There are some who argue that code should be commentless because writing code without comments teaches other...

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Answer by sashoalm for Is it always a good idea to demand the OP "post some...

One of my own most upvoted questions is Yes/No message box using QMessageBox. In it, I offer absolutely no code, I merely ask how it's done. One of the answerers offers a very nice example.It's not...

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Answer by PM 77-1 for Is it always a good idea to demand the OP "post some...

I'd like to see OP's code to ascertain his/her level of knowledge. This allows me to tailor my answer. Especially in homework type of questions it's good way to determine what parts of syntax and/or...

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Answer by markE for Is it always a good idea to demand the OP "post some code"?

I'm trying to evolve into responding to questions "in-kind".If the question contains little or no code, but narratively explains a problem, I (try to) answer by narratively explaining a fix or addition...

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Answer by Shog9 for Is it always a good idea to demand the OP "post some code"?

Always?Hell no!There are problems where having an MCVE is all but essential to finding a solution. If you're at all familiar with the subject being asked about, you can identify these with one eye...

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Answer by Sam I am says Reinstate Monica for Is it always a good idea to...

It's a good idea to ask the OP for code, when you actually want to see what the OPs code is. I know that sounds overly obvious, but it seems to me some commenters haven't entirely thought through what...

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Is it always a good idea to demand the OP "post some code"?

Obviously a question with an MCVE is almost always best. But we get a lot of questions (at least, my review queue is full of questions) that are basically just two or three screens of unreadable...

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