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Often the question shows up of something along the lines of:

I'm trying to learn language XYZ. Where should I start?

or

I'm trying to do ${very large project}. Where should I start?

Why are these questions considered poor questions for Programmers.SE and how should I go about asking a good one when just starting out?

Often the question shows up of something along the lines of:

I'm trying to learn language XYZ. Where should I start?

or

I'm trying to do ${very large project}. Where should I start?

Why are these questions considered poor questions for Softwareengineering.SE and how should I go about asking a good one when just starting out?