Thursday, May 17, 2007

Ask Questions the Smart Way

LifeAfter you spent some time on the Internet reading posts or emails you'll begin to notice that some people just ask stupid questions. Is it a symptom of our instantaneous gratification society that people would rather impose on others than to do a little honest investigation and research on their own.

Cem Kaner (a software testing industry leader and professor) included this link to a page that actually talks about how to form an intelligent question. Like the people who post stupid questions I didn't want to read the whole page, I just read the section on Good and Bad Questions.

To test your research abilities, find out what RTFM means.

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