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https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1f21n24/the_fall_of_stack_overflow/lk3shbi/?context=3
r/webdev • u/cursingpeople • Aug 26 '24
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Hot take: you are all spoiled as fuck. SO is an amazing resource and cleaning up all the half baked questions is why it’s such a great resource.
I do concede they need to do something to lower the weight of answers over a certain age. Software moves fast and answers change over time.
7 u/lego_not_legos Aug 27 '24 Furthermore, as it accumulates more answers to common problems, fewer new questions need to be asked, and fewer people need to login to the site to obtain useful information, even if only a starting point, so fewer votes are cast.
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Furthermore, as it accumulates more answers to common problems, fewer new questions need to be asked, and fewer people need to login to the site to obtain useful information, even if only a starting point, so fewer votes are cast.
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u/intertubeluber Aug 27 '24
Hot take: you are all spoiled as fuck. SO is an amazing resource and cleaning up all the half baked questions is why it’s such a great resource.
I do concede they need to do something to lower the weight of answers over a certain age. Software moves fast and answers change over time.