LAB: How Do I…?
As programmers, we have learned how to expertly search Google for any given problem. We've even learned how to "ask the right question" to maximize the search results.
If we end up on StackOverflow, we know that the marked answer is not always correct. If we're on GitHub, we know to check the commit date on the README to ensure we're not using old code.
In this new day of AI, we can shorten these search/copy/paste loops by understanding the cutoff date of whatever model we're working with, and then reviewing the answer for "correctness". That's a big topic, which we'll cover later in the "Is This Code Crap?" section.
Updated on Nov 21, 2025