sanitation@lemmy.today to Programming@programming.dev · 3 days agoStack Overflow drops to 1,442 questions in July, down 99% from 2014 peakppc.landexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down12
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minus-squarecalcopirituslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 days agoSO was in decline before AI. AI just accelerated the process. The shit moderation is what took it down.
minus-squareReginald_T_Biterlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoI only became a dev 5 years ago its incredibly restrictive. They dug their own grave with their moderation.
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoAbsolutely I’ve used it many times as a lurker, and I would have loved to add answers buy it was just not usable for that
minus-squareReginald_T_Biterlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoSeems like unless you can come up with a novel question, you basically cant vote or comment. So I guess… just not interact?
SO was in decline before AI. AI just accelerated the process. The shit moderation is what took it down.
I only became a dev 5 years ago its incredibly restrictive. They dug their own grave with their moderation.
Absolutely
I’ve used it many times as a lurker, and I would have loved to add answers buy it was just not usable for that
Seems like unless you can come up with a novel question, you basically cant vote or comment. So I guess… just not interact?