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Stack overflow is almost dead (blog.pragmaticengineer.com)

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Four months ago, we asked Are LLMs making Stack Overflow irrelevant? Data at the time suggested that the answer is likely "yes:"

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I forget where I heard the quote, but:

Stack Overflow is a great place to find answers. Stack Overflow is a terrible place to ask questions.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Their moderation approach is a big part of why it's a great place to search for answers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

But if it results in edge issues that're similar to another problem but not to the point of having the same solution being closed for being a duplicate, is it really helpful to the overall quality of the answers on Stack Overflow?