I'm surprised no one posted Eric S Raymond's treatise on the whole thing in a lot more detail! https://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html https://www.c

I'm surprised no one posted Eric S Raymond's treatise on the whole thing in a lot more detail! https://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html https://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html It reads a bit harsh in some places but well warranted IMHO.