My rule of thumb is that if I’m in a conversation, I’ll ask for clarification instead of googling whatever term they just used. If they don’t know, or they have a question, then my first stop is google. It does take a certain skill level to know when it’s more efficient to ask someone, and knowing how to phrase questions is apparently difficult for people who didn’t grow up learning how to program.
I find that this means I get the social benefits of conversion, and when I actually care about the answer, I get it without wasting time.
My rule of thumb is that if I’m in a conversation, I’ll ask for clarification instead of googling whatever term they just used. If they don’t know, or they have a question, then my first stop is google. It does take a certain skill level to know when it’s more efficient to ask someone, and knowing how to phrase questions is apparently difficult for people who didn’t grow up learning how to program.
I find that this means I get the social benefits of conversion, and when I actually care about the answer, I get it without wasting time.