When I have a programming problem, often the answer comes to me while writing the question on Stack Overflow.
Trying to explain your code to others forces you to simplify it by removing anything that is not relevant to the problem itself. The problem often becomes head-smacking clear once you remove all the cruft.
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When I have a programming problem, often the answer comes to me while writing the question on Stack Overflow.
Trying to explain your code to others forces you to simplify it by removing anything that is not relevant to the problem itself. The problem often becomes head-smacking clear once you remove all the cruft.
Yep, this is my experience too. Forming a question that can be approached by others is pretty hard and makes you think.