Re:Stack Overflow's CEO Doesn't Understand Stack Overflow
by NoMoreNicksLeft on Thursday July 27, 2023 @08:54AM
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Their "migrated to chat" feels alot like "wished away to the cornfield".
For one, it's almost never a chat. You go there, and the other person who might be talking last posted 12 hours ago. That's not an immediate conversation. These are still "comments". It's a clumsy interface. Then, despite no longer having to be a "comment on a question" like in the main interface, it's still this crappy pseudo-IRC that doesn't give you full markdown to work with.
> That being said, any question that requires extensive discussion is likely not a very good fit for SO
For one, it's almost never a chat. You go there, and the other person who might be talking last posted 12 hours ago. That's not an immediate conversation. These are still "comments". It's a clumsy interface. Then, despite no longer having to be a "comment on a question" like in the main interface, it's still this crappy pseudo-IRC that doesn't give you full markdown to work with.
> That being said, any question that requires extensive discussion is likely not a very good fit for SO
Such they claim.