Today, Stack overflow has almost as few questions asked per month, as when it launched back in 2009. A recap of its slow, then rapid, downfall.

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

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
    74·
    2 days ago

    I’ve asked questions on S.O. I’ve answered some too.

    What I’ve found works well on s-o is

    1. Researching a bit first
    2. Asking a question properly*
    3. Including that search attempt to prove you’ve done some due-diligence

    I’ve found even a dick like me can get a lot of leeway by showing I’ve put in the effort and asked properly.

    *Same as Usenet