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Dec 21, 2011 at 1:09 comment added Pollyanna Office hours? Psh! Try stackoverflow. I'm already on there every minute I'm not trying to cram skill into you louts anyway.
Dec 14, 2011 at 17:08 comment added McCannot @DavidPfeffer: I wouldn't be too hard-line about the latter. With students, there's room for "basic comprehension" questions specific to the course, which would be inappropriate on SO as too localized.
Dec 14, 2011 at 12:25 comment added David Pfeffer I think this is really the answer. I might still go on reputation, but I'll base it on questions as well as answers. I might even insist that I won't answer programming questions via email -- only via StackOverflow and only if they're not duplicates.
Dec 14, 2011 at 10:41 comment added Pekka I still think the OP's experiment is worth trying out if the students aren't complete novices and there is a great amount of motivation and dedication among them, but this is definitely the canonical answer - having SO rep as an optional achievement is going to work much better in so many scenarios
Dec 14, 2011 at 9:50 comment added Benjol And they get extra points if their questions get any upvotes!
Dec 14, 2011 at 2:25 comment added jwiscarson +1, learning how to communicate with others is an invaluable skill, regardless of whether or not you end up a programmer.
Dec 14, 2011 at 1:31 history answered Shog9StaffMod CC BY-SA 3.0