Asking good questions is a skill. Here are a few tips and resources to help you formulate your question more clearly.
Imagine calling someone on the phone, going hello! then putting them on hold...
"Any Java experts around?", but rather ask "How do I do [problem] with Java and [other relevant info]?"
Improve your chances of getting an answer.
Our goal is going to be to ask questions about technical concepts that are easy to answer.
Being helpful is a skill. Here are few tips and resources to help you being more helpful.
Helping people online is difficult. We expect technical questions and discussions, but everyone involved are just people, so it doesn’t always go smoothly.
Often beginners don’t ask clear questions, or ask questions that don’t have the necessary information to answer the questions
If you have technical questions feel free to ask them on MS Teams. It's helpful if you include examples.
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Don't use screenshots but link to specific files or snippets in your repo.
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Let teachers and other students know which solutions you've already tried.
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Ask questions in the general channels instead of direct messaging teachers and students. Other students might have encountered the same problem and found a solution.
When asking a question, people will be better able to provide help if you provide code that they can easily understand and use to reproduce the problems.
If you're answering a question of your fellow student, never ever tech shame. Never write a snobby put down of someones technical ability or inferior knowledge for not using or knowing about a piece of technology. Teachers will enforce our code of conduct on MS Teams.