I wonder what delightful notification I have in my #StackOverflow inb-- oh...

#webdev #dev #development

So tired of the gatekeepers on #StackOverflow 😰

First they _closed_ a perfectly valid question about a bug in #rexams

When I improved the question they lectured me that it was too trivial to be about software development and _deleted_ it.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79934347/

84% of devs use AI coding tools daily. Only 29% trust the output in prod (Stack Overflow Developer Survey, this week).

The gap is the real story of 2026. We adopted a tool we can't audit fast enough. The next shift will not be a smarter model. It will be AI code being auditable by default.

#AI #DevTools #StackOverflow #AICode #SoftwareEngineering

An interesting podcast from #StackOverflow on #digital #sovereignty and #sovereign #AI.

"No country left behind with sovereign AI" https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/04/17/no-country-left-behind-with-sovereign-ai/

#SovereignAI

Artykuł trudny, mało techniczny, ale ważny. #AI jest bardzo pomocne, ale rozleniwia, jeśli nie pomaga, tylko robi coś za nas. Widzimy to czasem na żywo i przestrzegamy przed tym i innymi rzeczami. Znamienne, że tekst na #StackOverflow, który bardzo ucierpiał z powodu LLM.

https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/03/19/ai-is-becoming-a-second-brain-at-the-expense-of-your-first-one/

The Classic Forum Experience

• OP asks a simple question
• "Expert" spends 3 paragraphs debating the semantics of the question
• gives a completely unrelated answer with confidence
• maybe links a Stack Overflow post from 2009 that's also wrong
• [THREAD LOCKED - marked as solved]

the "solved" is always the funniest part. solved by whom?? for who??

bonus points if they end with "hope this helps! 😊" after helping absolutely nobody

https://social.obulou.org/@kalvin0x8d0/statuses/01KPQG4WVDHS50YXN7KRCY6KB7

#forums #internet #tech #rant #relatable #online #help #support #questions #answers #frustration #digital #culture #stackoverflow #thread

The censorship at serverfault is so stupid.

https://serverfault.com/questions/1198743/how-to-test-ipv6-outside-of-the-local-network

The question is valid everywhere, but they block it, because "Server Fault must be about managing information technology systems in a business environment. "

#IPv6 isn't business environment?

Still one of worst it companies besides GitHub.

https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/348223/stack-overflow-not-reachable-via-ipv6

#stackoverflow

undefined | They Were Once Essential to So Many Writers. Now They’re Quietly Vanishing Across the Internet. by Ash Jurberg

Over the past six years I built a network of online writing rooms that felt more like a real‑world staff lounge than a sterile forum. I started in a few Australian freelance groups, met mentors such as Kelly who corrected my drafts, and gradually joined larger, private Slack channels where writers from across the globe shared articles, offered feedback, and even held silent Zoom sessions that were as comforting as coffee breaks. Those spaces gave me colleagues, a sense of belonging, and a daily rhythm of waking up to a flood of messages about viral pieces, pitch opportunities, and collaborative projects.

When generative‑AI tools like ChatGPT entered the market the tone of those rooms changed almost overnight. Celebrations turned into complaints as AI‑generated “slop” began to swamp the platforms we wrote for; some outlets even allowed undisclosed AI use, burying genuine work beneath a tide of nonsense. The Slack channels that once buzzed with excitement grew quiet, the same way Stack Overflow’s traffic and question volume fell after ChatGPT’s launch, leading to massive layoffs. As the professional justification for gathering disappeared, even the genuine friendships that had formed could not keep the groups alive, and the virtual staff rooms emptied without fanfare or goodbye.

The collapse isn’t simply an economic story—it’s a cultural one. Writers I knew didn’t pivot to AI; they stopped writing altogether because competing with free software made the craft feel futile. I’m left working alone again, hearing the echo of former conversations when I stand at the edge of my wife’s video call, realizing that the community I helped create dissolved not because people stopped liking each other, but because there was nothing left to sustain it. The quiet disappearance of these writing rooms signals a broader erosion of online spaces built on shared expertise, reminding us that once the incentive vanishes, the human connections that once flourished can fade just as quickly.

Read more: https://slate.com/technology/2026/04/ai-online-writing-workshops-communities.html

#artificial-intelligence #internetculture #journalism #StackOverflow

StackOverflow: We're dying because of LLMs!
Also StackOverflow: We closed your question after 2 minutes because we are sure this existing but unrelated answer will help you.

#StackOverflow