A bad example
There are actually quite a few questions of this type, which I really dislike. This question is not interesting, because most people would find it rather obvious that a desktop computer is faster/more ergonomic/more functional than a laptop computer, but that laptops have the advantage of being mobile. What more is there to say, really? I get the feeling that the OP sort of wants to post a very general question hoping it to become highly popular and heavily up-voted. The answer with the highest score says
Assuming you have an external monitor and keyboard to connect to your laptop the difference is small.
which anyone could have come up with.
Generally, "do not post questions that have predictable answers".
A good example
There are many good examples, so I feel it'd be silly to give examples, but here is one at least. I choose this particular one, because I think that many would not consider it a "good" example:
This is good because it is fun (and no, the answers are definitely not predictable!). It is not bad to have fun once in a while. This question would not fit on StackOverflow.com, but I think questions like this are fun enough at programmers.stackexchange.com (I refuse to write "programmers.se" because I live in Sweden, so for me, ".se" is a TLD).
Also fun enough: What things are essential on a programmer's desk?What things are essential on a programmer's desk?
For completeness, I also give
The ideal questions
- What feature do you want to see in the next version of Delphi (say)?
- What are the lesser known but useful functions in the Delphi RTL (say)?
- What syntax element do you hate most in a programming language you use frequently?What syntax element do you hate most in a programming language you use frequently?
