Timeline for Why are computer science questions sometimes considered on-topic?
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| May 23, 2017 at 12:40 | history | edited | CommunityBot | replaced http://stackoverflow.com/ with https://stackoverflow.com/ | |
| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:32 | history | edited | CommunityBot | replaced http://cstheory.stackexchange.com/ with https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/ | |
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| Jul 6, 2011 at 22:03 | comment | added | Adam Lear StaffMod | @Gilles 1) I only brought up CSTheory because you mentioned it in the post. Ideally, theoretical CS questions would go there. 2) Nobody can guarantee that any question on Programmers will get a good answer. On some level it's a chicken and egg problem: we need people who are able to answer those, sure, but we also need TCS questions to attract people who can answer them. It looks like at least the question you linked to got good answers, so... so far so good? | |
| Jul 6, 2011 at 21:49 | comment | added | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | @AnnaLear 1. CSTheory is irrelevant here; accepting all CS questions isn't in their mandate. 2. No, your answer doesn't tell me why Programmers is good for undergrad-level TCS questions. It tells me they're welcome; it doesn't tell me they get good answers. | |
| Jul 6, 2011 at 21:36 | comment | added | Adam Lear StaffMod | @Jeremy Because I think it'd be nice if a "CS Theory" site would accept a wider range of theoretical CS questions. They don't, for various reasons, so my wishes on the matter are unrelated to this discussion. :) The way things stand right now, Programmers is a good enough place for undergrad-level TCS questions. I hope my answer to this question helps clarify why. | |
| Jul 6, 2011 at 21:26 | comment | added | Jeremy | @Anna Lear Why, because they have "CS" in their name? This sort of question is really only likely to be asked by a student; regardless of if its actually homework its an undergrad compsci question. I'm fine with it being on Programmers but it would be nice if it were less confusing to people why it is on Programmers versus SO. | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 21:59 | comment | added | Adam Lear StaffMod | @Gilles Because "questions about programmers" isn't what this site is about. It would be nice if CS Theory was more open about the kinds of questions they accept, but there's not much we can do about that here. | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 21:44 | comment | added | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | @RobertHarvey Why would sticking to questions about programmers not be workable? Let programmers answer questions about programming (SO) and programmers (here). Let computer scientist answer questions about computer science. Let gardeners answer questions about gardening. That works for other topics, why would it not be workable for computer science? | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 21:42 | answer | added | Adam LearStaffMod | timeline score: 9 | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 21:41 | comment | added | Robert Harvey | Pedantic beyond all reason; consequently unworkable. | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 21:26 | history | asked | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | CC BY-SA 3.0 |