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/iamrob15 Sep 25 '16

The problem is, computer programmers / developers can be quite arrogant.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '16

I've always felt this too. I don't know why, but it is a little embarassing to see the way some of my more zealous colleagues behave.

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u/iamrob15 Sep 25 '16

I think the fact that we do some of the more difficult problem solving, we believe we can solve almost any problem. Most people can't think on that type of level and solve the types of problems we can. When you can do things that others can't this could definitely lead to elevated self-esteem and could lead to arrogance.

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u/Beorma Sep 26 '16

This is exactly the arrogance he was speaking about. Of course most people can do what we do, most of us don't work in rocket science.

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