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Ask HN: Would you pay $25 to get an answer to a programming question?

3 pointsby TechHawkabout 8 years ago
Imagine that you are just starting with web development and get stuck somewhere, or you are an experienced developer but want advice or a second set of eyes.<p>Would you be willing to pay, lets say $25, to get your question answered? How about less or more?<p>There is Stack Overflow, you might say. But on Stack Overflow, there are rules and guidelines to follow, an account to create, specific questions that are allowed and not allowed, a sometimes unwelcoming environment, etc. (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hackernoon.com&#x2F;the-decline-of-stack-overflow-7cb69faa575d#.28828d28e).<p>What do you think about this?

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onion2kabout 8 years ago
Maybe, but with one caveat. I would want to have the advice from 2 or more people, and only if they couldn&#x27;t see each other&#x27;s responses. It&#x27;s hard to know when programming advice is wrong if you&#x27;re not familiar with a language or a framework, so there&#x27;d be no way to know if the advice was actually useful. If I could get 2 or 3 people&#x27;s answers to the question and they were all the same that would increase my confidence that they&#x27;re actually right, and that my $25 was well spent.<p>As a developer I would also be quite happy to sit with a chat app open answering questions for $5 each if I could choose what to answer and there weren&#x27;t too many problems actually getting paid.
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theoneoneabout 8 years ago
25€? No. Maybe 5-10€ depending on how complex is the question and of course depending on the programming language. Of course the response time is essential, let&#x27;s say within 1 hour( I could use a break and come back late with a solution). Maybe a subscription model or even credits is fine by me. The answer would be fiddle or written solution( there&#x27;s your pricing model). Also I would like 2 independent answers like others said( with extra € ) Stack overflow is a good place but sometimes it takes too long( there is bounty of course you can&#x27;t &#x27;buy&#x27; more rep). Choosing who will answer it is also an option( maybe from which country, for various reasons) Nice idea, give it a go!
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criptonnyabout 8 years ago
No, it&#x27;s easier, faster than free to just google the problem and find the answer on stackoverflow
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