I somewhat disagree because I was always able to get my answers within reasonable time thanks to a combination of Google/Stackoverflow + CakePHP Github + Cookbook + CakePHP API and source code.
The latter is a last resort option that almost never fails: you can find exactly what framework does by looking at its source - unless you’re one of those clueless Stackoverflow newcomers who expect others to do their homework and babysit them, in which case yeah, can see your point