I'm starting a new job in a couple of months as a new graduate, and I've learned that I'll be coding in an air-gapped environment. I noticed people leave their phones outside the room since no electronics are allowed inside. I'm a bit worried that I'll struggle a lot without access to resources like Stack Overflow. Does anyone have experience working in such an environment or tips on how to prepare?
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Before Stack Overflow and Google, we relied heavily on printed reference manuals for our programming languages and associated libraries. It might sound old-fashioned, but it helps you to truly understand the material and feel accomplished when you figure things out independently.
I know, right? It’s like a blast from the past! I talked to an old-school engineer who reminisced about those reference manuals like they were legends. But honestly, having documentation close by could be a game-changer.