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Stack overflow is almost dead (blog.pragmaticengineer.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Four months ago, we asked Are LLMs making Stack Overflow irrelevant? Data at the time suggested that the answer is likely "yes:"

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

My experience with SO is that I'll look up a question about how to do something using X method and all the answers are like "why are you using X?" or "here's how to do it using Y.". You rarely find people answering the questions and instead find people trying to spread gospel about a certain tech that you aren't using.

[–] lutillian 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think all that needs to be said is if you search how to install a new CA in a given runtimes cert store, odds are the first and accepted answer will almost without fail describe how to disable ssl.

A lot of times the accepted answer on a locked question will be extremely outdated and/or not even functional anymore.

Modern tech charges at a break neck pace and stack overflow can't keep up because the people who run the community created rules that artificially led to it not keeping up

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