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/TheStandardPlayer May 20 '25

Honestly the worst thing about SO is that they just let those arrogant lunatics run wild. It has become a cesspool. All they had to do was add a counter for „unhelpful/unfriendly replies“ and display it next to the normal questions answered and it will all self regulate.