How to Ask Questions Like a Senior Engineer
in Productivity
You've already Googled your question like a Senior Engineer. Perhaps you've even read my post on how to search effectively using Duckduckgo and tried alternate search engines like Brave Goggles and PHIND.
The following steps are an abridged version of what you will read on Stack Overflow's article on asking good questions.
Steps to Ask a Good Programming Question
- Explain what you want to happen and why…
- …and what actually happens, and your best guess at why.
- ...and any workarounds you're currently using or have considered along with the approaches you've ruled out.
- Use code blocks with syntax highlighting and include any error messages you got.
- Include a working demo if possible
Example Questions I've asked in Open Source Repos
Ckeditor5 fails when using a widget on a field with django.forms.TextArea
(Bonus) Enhancements I've made in Open Source Repos That Were Implemented
Add the ability to include a 'pause' at the end of a typed line before the next line begins
Ckeditor does not look good in Django admin dark theme
Support ckeditor media upload folder setting to upload images to a specific folder
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John Solly
A hands-on AI practitioner who transitioned to a CTO role to broaden my impact.
Most of my career has been dedicated to developing spatial systems at Esri, startups, and federal agencies. Currently, I lead technology strategy for Leidos' Health IT division, supporting agencies such as SSA, VA, and HHS.
My primary focus is the convergence of spatial computing and AI, enabling machines to interpret the physical world and applying these capabilities to meaningful missions.
Please reach out if you are interested in spatial systems or advancing AI within the federal government.
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