\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>So …\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>if you have a question that you already know the answer to\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>if you'd like to document it in public so others (including yourself) can find it later\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>it is OK to ask, and answer, your own question on a relevant \u003Ca href=\"http://stackexchange.com/sites\">Stack Exchange site\u003C/a>.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>To be crystal clear, \u003Cstrong>it is not merely OK to ask and answer your own question, it is \u003Cem>explicitly encouraged\u003C/em>\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>I do it all the time! For example, when I ran into a nasty issue with Java exploits in Google Chrome when browsing for images, I \u003Ca href=\"http://superuser.com/questions/201613/disable-java-plugin-in-google-chrome\">documented that on Super User by asking and answering my own question\u003C/a>. Now, others can benefit from my misfortune -- and best of all, I got new even better answers beyond what I offered! Overall, a huge win all around.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Friend of the company Dana Robinson recently wrote:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>On a project I'm working on at my current job, I've come across some really pernicious problems where there is either\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>no good information available or\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>the good information is buried under a sea of bad information.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>I've kept these issues in the back of my head and, now that that part of the project is winding down and the issues are resolved, I plan to go on Stack Overflow and create a high-value question and answer pair for each issue. That way, the next person who has the problem won't have to slog through so much misinformation. I might even learn some more about the various issues that plagued us if other experts chime in with their own knowledge.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003Cp>Bottom line -- \u003Cstrong>never hesitate to ask and answer your own question on any Stack Exchange site.\u003C/strong> Please do! It's all part of our shared mission to make the internet better.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Making the internet better is a noble task. It can also boost your career. Discover these \u003Ca href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/junior-developer-jobs?utm_source=so-owned&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=dev-c4al&utm_content=c4al-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">junior programming jobs\u003C/a> to kickstart your developer employment journey.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\n\n\u003C!-- wp:block {\"ref\":13752} /-->","html","2011-07-01T12:00:00.000Z",{"current":275},"its-ok-to-ask-and-answer-your-own-questions",[277,285,290,294],{"_createdAt":278,"_id":279,"_rev":280,"_type":281,"_updatedAt":278,"slug":282,"title":284},"2023-05-23T16:43:21Z","wp-tagcat-community","9HpbCsT2tq0xwozQfkc4ih","blogTag",{"current":283},"community","Community",{"_createdAt":278,"_id":286,"_rev":280,"_type":281,"_updatedAt":278,"slug":287,"title":289},"wp-tagcat-company",{"current":288},"company","Company",{"_createdAt":278,"_id":291,"_rev":280,"_type":281,"_updatedAt":278,"slug":292,"title":293},"wp-tagcat-reference",{"current":108},"Reference",{"_createdAt":278,"_id":295,"_rev":280,"_type":281,"_updatedAt":278,"slug":296,"title":298},"wp-tagcat-stackexchange",{"current":297},"stackexchange","Stackexchange","It's OK to Ask and Answer Your Own Questions",[301,307,313,318],{"_id":302,"publishedAt":303,"slug":304,"sponsored":12,"title":306},"9fd8968d-abaa-4253-b14b-3129c6e85408","2025-09-10T17:00:00.000Z",{"_type":10,"current":305},"ai-vs-gen-z","AI vs Gen Z: How AI has changed the career pathway for junior developers",{"_id":308,"publishedAt":309,"slug":310,"sponsored":12,"title":312},"1d082483-6dc6-424b-8b09-9c84b54779da","2025-09-02T17:00:00.000Z",{"_type":10,"current":311},"back-to-school-developers-at-stack-overflow-have-some-advice-for-you","Back to school? Developers at Stack Overflow have some advice for you",{"_id":314,"publishedAt":309,"slug":315,"sponsored":12,"title":317},"5cd91820-9515-4be5-87ae-e919fd443c18",{"_type":10,"current":316},"getting-started-on-stack-overflow-a-step-by-step-guide-for-students","Getting started on Stack Overflow: a step-by-step guide for students",{"_id":319,"publishedAt":309,"slug":320,"sponsored":12,"title":322},"614538a9-c352-4024-adf1-fa44a9f911b6",{"_type":10,"current":321},"stack-overflow-is-helping-you-learn-to-code-with-new-resources","Stack Overflow is helping you learn to code with new resources",{"count":324,"lastTimestamp":325},14,"2024-09-09T16:14:35Z",["Reactive",327],{"$sarticleModal":328},false,["Set"],["ShallowReactive",331],{"sanity-5PmSV-_ci_GlXHJ42GPxFzdKPSUaKuuA7ZvP4xEVyhs":-1,"sanity-comment-wp-post-4314-1757934182750":-1},"/2011/07/01/its-ok-to-ask-and-answer-your-own-questions/"]