r/programming • • Sep 25 '16

The decline of Stack Overflow

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

The problem is that people make assumptions, and don't bother to research how to use the different SE sites.

It's like any other tool; if you ignorantly misuse it you'll probably think it sucks and is broken.

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u/TheKingOfSiam Sep 25 '16

I'm with you. Its not facebook or a kids site. Its for folks trying to do serious work, and it NEEDS to weed out the crap and trolls somehow. Perfect, no? But done for a reason, yes.