One thing I hate is when the XY problem gets encoded into a knowledge base:
1. It's common for people trying to do Y to ask about X, which is a bad way to accomplish Y.
2. I'm trying to accomplish Z, for which X is a perfectly good option.
3. Every answer on stack overflow for "How to X" is people assuming the XY problem and answering "here's how you do Y instead".
1. It's common for people trying to do Y to ask about X, which is a bad way to accomplish Y. 2. I'm trying to accomplish Z, for which X is a perfectly good option. 3. Every answer on stack overflow for "How to X" is people assuming the XY problem and answering "here's how you do Y instead".