Ask HN: How often are you using Stack Overflow these days?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39192523
by ChilledTonic • 2 years ago
4 1 2 years ago

I wanted to ask the community at large about their Stack Overflow habits. Personally I've used the site for years as a reasonably reliable source for finding answers to questions but around 2020 onward have noticed a (personally) sharp decline in answer frequency and answer quality.

It's to the point that today I skipped over multiple Stack Overflow links in a search today in search of other options that I figured I'd pose this question to everyone else.

Are you still using Stack Exchange regularly, or have you also noticed a decline in its usefulness? How do you deal with this issue, and have you found alternative resources that you trust more?

Personally I use Mailing Lists/Github Issues to find help with issues - I also acknowledge that this may be a personal bias on my part, wherein as I grow as a developer, I increasingly need specific answers to questions as opposed to more "Stack Overflow Friendly" ones.

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