Has the learning stopped?

[redlynx82 (Wolfgang)]

@VirajN just like @c.ciprian I didn’t even know there was such as field - and its of little importance to me, too. I’m not sure whether removing would have an impact.

There is nothing wrong with people asking about string manipulation here in the forums. In the end, Invoke Code is an integral part of UiPath - so any question regarding coding is more than welcome. However, the ideal question shouldn’t be “how do I append two strings”, but rather “I tried to append two strings like this […] and it wouldn’t work, what can I do”. And the ideal answer? @Jan_Brian_Despi hits the nail on the head:

@Jan_Brian_Despi

The point here is we should not just give them the finished xaml file. We are here not just to help others but learn as well.

This, and a hundred times this. To use above example, if I provided you a XAML file with the finished solution, you may or may not learn. If I gave you a link to ex MSDN, now Microsoft Docs, about Concatenation Operators in VB.NET, you may at least learn that there is an extensive documentation for .NET, all its classes and methods, along with samples that you can copy & paste.

@VirajN

I try to follow your methods in helping someone solve their doubts, but if someone DEMANDS a xaml file then it is a huge turn off for me.

Agreed, and as Jan said, this is beyond our control. If someone wants to ask a low quality question, demands an answer, or behaves in a way that contradicts our guidelines, the best approach might be to do nothing. Don’t feed the trolls, and don’t confirm them in their thinking that they are entitled to you doing the hard work for them.

@TimK

I think the Flag system could be used more effectively, for example if it looks like someone is asking for a solution XAML file rather than a proper question

Absolutely! I think that flags can be more powerful, and I bet that “Duplicate of x” could become one of the most-used flags - more about that here:

Forum Moderation and Guidelines

I am not suggesting that a complete solution does not help with the learning process, quite the contrary. And as @MickeyFireMouse mentioned, I probably wouldn’t survive a single day without Stack Overflow (SO) - and I do find myself copying and pasting a lot, too. However, I would never have the audacity to ask for a finished solution let alone expect one - unless I pay for it. However, this is precisely what happens in the forums. @ClaytonM mentioned that he ran out of patience (which I can ab…