Stack overflow is almost dead

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/26247103

Stack overflow is almost dead - Blåhaj Lemmy

Four months ago, we asked Are LLMs making Stack Overflow irrelevant? Data at the time suggested that the answer is likely “yes:”

Anyone remember experts-exchange?
Experts Exchange

Ah yes, the place that never answered anything.

The sloppiest of slops before we got AI slop.

It was the pinterest of answering stuff

Or if they had an answer, they paywalled it, until Google got pissed at them for including the answer in their SEO but blocking it once the user clicked through. Then they maliciously complied with Google’s demand to not censor by burying the answer under layers upon layers of ads and other “related” questions.

I was so glad to see SO eat their lunch.