Corollary to this: if neither Google nor Stack Overflow have the answer, you may be trying to solve the wrong problem. This is often how I realize that my approach to something is wrong, especially when exploring a new problem domain or language/tool.
i have to respectfully disagree as this methodis too short sighted and removes all possibilities of innovation and creating something new to explore and test.
I think OP's idea was that developers in most fields are very infrequently treading new ground when it comes to solving programming problems.
Your business idea is where you'll likely be innovating - trying to use X language/pattern/stack to do something no other developers are talking about us a good sign that you may be going down a rabbit hole.
