The Fall of Stack Overflowprogramming.devimage BenLloydPearson ( @BenLloydPearson@programming.dev ) Programming@programming.devEnglish • edit-21 year ago message-square85fedilinkarrow-up1400
arrow-up1400imageThe Fall of Stack Overflowprogramming.dev BenLloydPearson ( @BenLloydPearson@programming.dev ) Programming@programming.devEnglish • edit-21 year ago message-square85fedilink
Stack Overflow has seen a substantial decline in traffic over the last year that appears to be accelerating. https://observablehq.com/@ayhanfuat/the-fall-of-stack-overflow
minus-square gnus_migrate ( @gnus_migrate@programming.dev ) linkfedilink9•1 year agoHey, if people are going to go back to reading manuals like we’re in the 1980’s again is it such a bad thing? /s It’s insane how a single tool managed to completely destroy the value collectively created by people in over a decade.
minus-square astral_avocado ( @astral_avocado@programming.dev ) linkfedilink9•1 year agoThat single tool is still propped up by that collective decade of knowledge. ChatGPT would be nothing without sites like stackoverflow
minus-square gnus_migrate ( @gnus_migrate@programming.dev ) linkfedilink3•1 year agoYeah but will people still care about contributing that information if they’re not going to be compensated for it in any way? Like people get something out of contributing to stack overflow, even if it’s just recognition. This is gone with ChatGPT.
Hey, if people are going to go back to reading manuals like we’re in the 1980’s again is it such a bad thing? /s
It’s insane how a single tool managed to completely destroy the value collectively created by people in over a decade.
That single tool is still propped up by that collective decade of knowledge. ChatGPT would be nothing without sites like stackoverflow
Yeah but will people still care about contributing that information if they’re not going to be compensated for it in any way? Like people get something out of contributing to stack overflow, even if it’s just recognition. This is gone with ChatGPT.