ESR's essay:
how to write questions the smart way is pretty awesome. I kind of hate the tone, which would make me retitle the essay to "how to ask a cool hacker elite a question when you are probably a worthless fool".
But as usual with Raymond, if you can get past the tone the content is excellent. He describes very methodically how to pick the right time and place to ask, and how to determine and include the right level of detail.
Dated: 10/25/2004