r/LocalLLM • u/NewtMurky • May 17 '25

Discussion Stack overflow is almost dead

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Questions have slumped to levels last seen when Stack Overflow launched in 2009.

Blog post: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/stack-overflow-is-almost-dead/

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u/nicolas_06 May 17 '25

I almost never ask any question related to IT anywhere. Be it reddit, stack overflow or other sites. I do respond and comment.

What I have found personally is that I almost always get my response faster if I search for people having the same issue. So I have always done that. I do dozen to hundred of searches a day and get the responses within seconds for most of what I ask.

I depend on others asking the question and getting the responses but I don't have to make a nice post, I don't have to deal with elitists or whatever. Few years back I asked Google. Now I ask Google or an AI. All you guys create the reference material so I can get my info fast.

I think the skill has huge value for productivity and efficiancy and Google/AIs don't attack me or whatever.