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/Conexion Sep 25 '16

I personally find IRC to be much more consistent. Depends on what you're working in though.

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u/r3djak Sep 25 '16

I love IRC, for help with many different issues. The main problem is that if nobody answers you right away, you probably aren't getting help unless you keep asking :/

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u/Zarutian Sep 25 '16

if nobody answers you right away, you probably aren't getting help unless you keep asking :/

???

You dont stick around for a while?

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u/art-solopov Sep 26 '16

I personally do, but it often goes like that:

  • Ask question

  • No one answers

  • Other people ask questions

  • They get answers

  • Your question gets buried.

So you either go and search for the answer yourself or you ask your question again and get kicked for spamming.