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Re:After 16 years, we're renewing the StackOverflow Brand by suby on Saturday May 10, 2025 @06:21AM (#43944542)
I have a mild level of hostility towards their brand due to the level of pedanticness on Stack Overflow. I think they've fostered an unwelcoming, hostile and elitist community that acts brashly to shut down legitimate questions, with a high rate of erroneous closings. I think the harm of letting these questions play out would be close to 0, I do not buy the argument that they're making it easier for folks to find the one canonical answer to each question.

I think there's only so much oxygen on the 'net for a help site centered around programming. I think to some extent it's a zero sum game and we've been stuck with the local maxima of Stack Overflow, where the nature of social media network momentum has prevented a competitor from forming and overtaking them. I don't necessarily want them to fail or anyone to lose their jobs, but I am happy that LLM's have arrived and replaced my usage of their site. I'm sure a lot of folks love StackOverflow, and it does provide real value, but I'd bet a disproportionately high number of people feel similar to me because of the way they operate that site.

Re:After 16 years, we're renewing the StackOverflow Brand by nkrisc on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:01AM (#43944707)
> I have a mild level of hostility towards their brand due to the level of pedanticness on Stack Overflow.

Pedantry

Re:After 16 years, we're renewing the StackOverflow Brand by dismalpedigree on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:27AM (#43944827)
I see what you did there. :)
Re:After 16 years, we're renewing the StackOverflow Brand by notpushkin on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:25AM (#43944818)
Love the ironicality of this.
Re:After 16 years, we're renewing the StackOverflow Brand by K0balt on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:50AM (#43944932)
Ironicness
Re:After 16 years, we're renewing the StackOverflow Brand by CottonMcKnight on Saturday May 10, 2025 @11:48AM (#43946589)
Ironicry