So I was trying to answer a "heavily answered" question, like this one, but I didn't know if my answer (Apache Chainsaw, if you insist) has already been written or not.
Is there some kind of a search mechanism to search within all answers to a given question? Something with GUI, "conventional". That is: not a hack for RSS feeds, not a hack of an external search engine. Something normal for the average web user.
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Ctrl+F and search for the terms you want and see if they turn up. If paging becomes an issue, there isn't much more of a built-in method (unless you managed to construct one yourself, which may one day be possible when Jeff opens up a StackOverflow API).
It's not perfect, but it may have to do until then.
TheTXI
2009-05-20 14:21:35
there are 6 pages of answers
SilentGhost
2009-05-20 14:22:54
Pages hinder it though.
Ólafur Waage
2009-05-20 14:23:15
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you can use google, like so:
Apache Chainsaw site:stackoverflow.com/questions/700205
SilentGhost
2009-05-20 14:26:53
That was so blatantly obvious (adding the single page to the site search) that I didn't initially think of that. If it would handle the multiple pages on some questions, then this would be the best bet.
TheTXI
2009-05-20 14:31:05
@TheTXI: It does. I used it right now for finding an author in the recommended books question: google meyer site:stackoverflow.com/questions/72406/what-development-book-made-the-most-impact-on-you-as-a-developer
Daniel Daranas
2009-05-20 14:33:36
@TheTXI: surely, I wouldn't post it if it didn't. multiple pages is a nemesis of your answer not mine ;P
SilentGhost
2009-05-20 14:40:06
@SilentGhost: I will now commence threateningly removing my upvote, followed by immediately giving it back.
TheTXI
2009-05-20 14:54:49
Ron Klein
2009-05-21 08:03:57