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Gsus4@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Stack Overflow in freefall: 78 percent drop in number of questions

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Stack Overflow in freefall: 78 percent drop in number of questions

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Gsus4@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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The number of questions on Stack Overflow fell by 78 percent in December 2025 compared to a year earlier. Developers are switching en masse to AI tools in
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    Good. That site has been a toxic hole in the ground for a decade or more.

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      That site is an incredible resource

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        Archive it and move on

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        How much longer will 15 year old answers be useful?

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          It’s shocking how many posters update their posts regularly

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            I asked a question like 8 years ago, and people are still replying with new answers either due to new APIs or tooling, and for some reason just alternative ways that already existed for years.

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        Its been less than useless for a decade. Full of toxic trash and old wrong answers.

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        Start archivin’

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