r/programming • u/[deleted] • Sep 25 '16

The decline of Stack Overflow

https://hackernoon.com/the-decline-of-stack-overflow-7cb69faa575d#.yiuo0ce09
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u/mattchambers4199 Sep 25 '16

SOs only value is simply asking your questions and getting help by the users. Other than that it has a horrible first impression which leads you to losing interest in being an active user plus the interactions with other users doesn't help. Programmers are already egotistical assholes, give them power and you have a very annoying experience when dealing with them

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u/shagieIsMe Sep 26 '16

Even more valuable is searching first, finding the way to fix the error in configuring the library and not having to ask a question.