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When's the last time you asked a questions on StackOverflow? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ad_on_is@lemm.ee to c/programming@programming.dev

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It just occured to me, that I haven't asked anything on SO for a while now. It might even be years, the last I asked for help.

Most of the problems I come across were already faced by someone else.

Do you guys feel the same?

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[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

I forgot that last time was in 2023, although the previous one was in 2016. SO had a lot of moderation drama and point-grinders that (imo) led to community becoming more toxic, to the point where it's not too pleasant for me to participate in.

To be fair, they still have some good answers, and sometimes they can provide a useful answer, but edge-case rare obscure problems that seemed to be the very reason for SO are rarely answered now, as I see it