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# [Search GitHub instead of Stackoverflow when in trouble](https://brunosays.com/search-github-instead-of-stackoverflow-when-in-trouble?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Usually when we wan’t to try new things (new libraries, new framework, new language), we’re not quite sure how the code would look like in the end, or what is necessary to configure it correctly. We follow the documentation, but suddenly there’s one ...

Sep 9, 2020 · 2 min read · brunosays.com  
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[Bruno Raljic](https://hashnode.com/@brunor)

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Software dev for ~10 years. Kicking myself out of comfort zone atm

## Responses 2

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[Chris Bongers](https://hashnode.com/@dailydevtips)

[Sep 9, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/search-github-instead-of-stackoverflow-when-in-trouble/5f58c5a1ffbb8f35dd030c3c/comment/5f58dbeb7ac9f835ff9bc08d)

I only search GitHub for APIKEY people forget to remove from public packages...

No all jokes aside, GitHub is a valuable source, even if you go through closed issues on a repo.

[Peter Thaleikis](https://hashnode.com/@spekulatius)

[Sep 9, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/search-github-instead-of-stackoverflow-when-in-trouble/5f58c5a1ffbb8f35dd030c3c/comment/5f58dbeb7ac9f835ff9bc08d#reply-5f58f0d77ac9f835ff9bc192)

There are even numerous tools for this purpose... E.g. [https://github.com/mattyjones/gitrob](https://github.com/mattyjones/gitrob)

[Bruno Raljic](https://hashnode.com/@brunor)

[Sep 11, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/search-github-instead-of-stackoverflow-when-in-trouble/5f58c5a1ffbb8f35dd030c3c/comment/5f58dbeb7ac9f835ff9bc08d#reply-5f5b223a8caae04fa643d7a3)

[Peter Thaleikis](https://hashnode.com/@spekulatius)

Thanks for sharing

[Chris Bongers](https://hashnode.com/@dailydevtips) yeah, closed issues are also valid source

[Peter Thaleikis](https://hashnode.com/@spekulatius)

[Sep 11, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/search-github-instead-of-stackoverflow-when-in-trouble/5f58c5a1ffbb8f35dd030c3c/comment/5f58dbeb7ac9f835ff9bc08d#reply-5f5b4baa1f75694fab53f172)

I kinda started looking more into infosec, quite an interesting area [Bruno Raljic](https://hashnode.com/@brunor)

[Corey O'Donnell](https://hashnode.com/@CodeByCorey)

[Sep 9, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/search-github-instead-of-stackoverflow-when-in-trouble/5f58c5a1ffbb8f35dd030c3c/comment/5f58d6317ac9f835ff9bbffa)

Whenever I am working with a new package or framework, I always look for open-source projects on GitHub using it.

You can learn some nice tricks and maybe some best practices.

[Danny Steenman](https://hashnode.com/@dannysteenman)

[Sep 9, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/search-github-instead-of-stackoverflow-when-in-trouble/5f58c5a1ffbb8f35dd030c3c/comment/5f58d6317ac9f835ff9bbffa#reply-5f5917e07ac9f835ff9bc3d1)

Same here! It’s a great method to find similar projects that want to solve a similar issue like yourself!

[Bruno Raljic](https://hashnode.com/@brunor)

[Sep 11, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/search-github-instead-of-stackoverflow-when-in-trouble/5f58c5a1ffbb8f35dd030c3c/comment/5f58d6317ac9f835ff9bbffa#reply-5f5b21d48caae04fa643d79d)

[Corey O'Donnell](https://hashnode.com/@CodeByCorey)[Danny Steenman](https://hashnode.com/@dannysteenman)

yeah, you can really see some cool things other devs did

and we're surely not the first one encountering those same problems