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

  • piefood
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    2 days ago

    I forget where I heard the quote, but:

    Stack Overflow is a great place to find answers. Stack Overflow is a terrible place to ask questions.

    • @asret@lemmy.zip
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      42 days ago

      Their moderation approach is a big part of why it’s a great place to search for answers.

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        16 hours ago

        But if it results in edge issues that’re similar to another problem but not to the point of having the same solution being closed for being a duplicate, is it really helpful to the overall quality of the answers on Stack Overflow?