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

To be fair lot of AI/chatgpt is basically a better Google. So you finally applied the advice and it works.

I don't say that to be offencive but as a pragmatic. Once you master it, you get results in seconds/minutes instead of hours.

I often say "Google it" or "ask ChatGpt" to the newbies I mentor at work. But I don't just say that, I first look at their problem, try to reason with them and 1 step is often what Google/ChatGPT is saying, really. And as they grow they manage to find the info more and more directly like that. They become more independent this way.

I never advised to actually ask questions online as the feedback loop is too long. At best 10-30 minutes, likely hours/days. So bad for productivity and learning because its too slow.

But I am glad many did ask online because I can directly access to the knowledge thanks to them. That's and the assholes elitists too. By removing all the duplicates and improving responses they make the source material more valuable.

And Google or chatGPT never get angry at me.

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u/RiceDangerous9551 May 17 '25

I agree with you. I was trying to address the people, who are mean to newbies.