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Help Me Help You - How To Ask For Help

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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to get help for a bug or error you’re getting in someone else’s code.
Show Notes 00:26 Welcome
01:54 Building a reproduction of the error
03:55 Creating a gist
Gist

04:48 Be responsive. Be ready.
08:03 Where do you go first for support?
09:44 Search for your issue first
GitHub Issues

10:53 Be nice
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