I think that Google is probably the best way to go, because not only will you get the man pages as high ranking hits, but you'll also get great hits from sites like StackOverflow and blogs that can explain things better.
"At times"? Well, maybe, if you have plenty of time, no paid work to do and no deadline approaching.
I think that Google is probably the best way to go, because not only will you get the man pages as high ranking hits, but you'll also get great hits from sites like StackOverflow and blogs that can explain things better.