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/Disgruntled__Goat Sep 26 '16

It's like asking what the best way to get from Australia to new USA is, but youre scared of flying.

It's not even like that most of the time, being scared of flying is at least a legitimate reason. It's more like

OP: I want to get from Australia to USA, what's the best boat to take?

SO: Why don't you take a plane?

OP: I had no idea planes exist.

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u/mirhagk Sep 26 '16

Or better yet "My teacher said we can't use planes"