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.NET Forum / Languages / C# / March 2008Entry Level Learning C# Hampered Greatly By Wrong Search Engine
Perhaps a year or so ago and for some reason I don't fully recollect (perhaps from reading a comparison article or installing a toolbar) I made "Yahoo" my default search engine. Over the past several months I have spent numerous hours searching for various C# topics when I got "stuck" in my entry level learning process. Then I recently read in another online coding sight to be sure to "Google" before posting ... because my question may have already been answered. So Google I did and the differences in search depth are amazing. I still don't find the perfect article for my specific issue more times than not ... but the quality of the articles I do find are much closer and in much greater detail than what I was finding in Yahoo. Google seems to be at least an order of magnitude better than what I was using. Perhaps I should explore some of the composite search engines? What are your favorite search methods for programming topics? Yep, I feel dumb for having not previously spent the time to compare search results ... but maybe this posting will help another newb to not make the same mistake. -- Tom > Yep, I feel dumb for having not previously spent the time to compare > search results ... but maybe this posting will help another newb to > not make the same mistake. > > -- Tom heh, i use all the search oporunitys, like alltheweb... altavisata is one other.... or astalavista for those who want some wiri... //CY > Perhaps a year or so ago and for some reason I don't fully recollect > (perhaps from reading a comparison article or installing a toolbar) I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > What are your favorite search methods for programming topics? I use google almost exclusively. Even when I'm already on MSDN and want results on MSDN, google search is both faster and better than the Microsoft search. > Yep, I feel dumb for having not previously spent the time to compare > search results ... but maybe this posting will help another newb to > not make the same mistake. > > -- Tom > > Perhaps a year or so ago and for some reason I don't fully recollect > > (perhaps from reading a comparison article or installing a toolbar) I [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > results on MSDN, google search is both faster and better than the Microsoft > search. Same here, google is the best, period >> I use google almost exclusively. Even when I'm already on MSDN and want >> results on MSDN, google search is both faster and better than the Microsoft >> search. > > Same here, google is the best, period +1 Arne Improve search using the site: filter with Microsoft Live Search or Google. Use Microsoft's keywords such as: overview --or-- what's new submitted to a known domain where information may then be retrieved. overview c# site:msdn2.microsoft.com overview what's new asp.net site:msdn2.microsoft.com Note the most up to date documentation is now at msdn2. O'Reilly published a book of Google Hacks which are for the most part also supported by Live Search. Personally, I think Google has created the largest land fill in the history of mankind. Once past the first page information rapidly becomes nebulous. Using a known domain with filters is not even really search, it is information retrieval which is why it appears to be so fast and useful. Once you understand that the Google smoke and mirrors is a trade secret they are eventual going to be compelled to disclose as Microsoft just has you can learn how search works conceptually by using the search term: computational linguistics. Root around the university libraries. <%= Clinton Gallagher >>> I use google almost exclusively. Even when I'm already on MSDN and want >>> results on MSDN, google search is both faster and better than the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Arne Improve search using the site: filter with Microsoft Live Search or Google. Use Microsoft's keywords such as: overview --or-- what's new submitted to a known domain where information may then be retrieved. overview c# site:msdn2.microsoft.com overview what's new asp.net site:msdn2.microsoft.com Note the most up to date documentation is now at msdn2. O'Reilly published a book of Google Hacks which are for the most part also supported by Live Search. Personally, I think Google has created the largest land fill in the history of mankind. Once past the first page information rapidly becomes nebulous. Using a known domain with filters is not even really search, it is information retrieval which is why it appears to be so fast and useful. Once you understand that the Google smoke and mirrors is a trade secret they are eventual going to be compelled to disclose as Microsoft just has you can learn how search works conceptually by using the search term: computational linguistics. Root around the university libraries. <%= Clinton Gallagher >>> I use google almost exclusively. Even when I'm already on MSDN and want >>> results on MSDN, google search is both faster and better than the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Arne > Personally, I think Google has created the largest land fill in the history > of mankind. Once past the first page information rapidly becomes nebulous. As you have read then other have different experience. > Using a known domain with filters is not even really search, it is > information retrieval which is why it appears to be so fast and useful. I my book there are enough pages at microsoft.com to calling it search when limiting to that domain. Arne > I use google almost exclusively. Even when I'm already on MSDN and want > results on MSDN, google search is both faster and better than the Microsoft > search. Indeed. Usually you can stick "MSDN" (much shorter than "site:msdn2.microsoft.com") into your query and you get the exact page you want. I'm actually amazed more people don't use Google. It's like it's a well-known "secret" that they're the fastest (and 9 times out of 10 most accurate) game in the business. Chris.
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