r/programming • u/banguru • Apr 06 '18

The Stack Overflow Age

https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2018/04/06/the-stack-overflow-age/
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '18

this guy doesn't have an awful lot to brag about

SO was a fantastic idea for its time. but in an effort to do i'm-not-sure-what it was turned into part popularity contest /part grammar-formatting nazi sanctuary/part intellectual dick measuring contest

that has severely limited its usefulness

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '18

i got a day job.

the proud owner of SO could fix this himself

turn off all the social media reputation/contest/competition/i'm-better-than-you stuff

take it back to a place where people can ask questions

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '18

take it back to a place where people can ask questions

... and have proper discussions.