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Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time by tomrod on Sunday January 04, 2026 @12:57PM (#46490399)
I encourage you to recognize the statements you see as vitriol instead as brand markers as to how SO is known in the world. It's not a small set of folks who feel as if they were treated unfairly first.
Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time by matsemann on Sunday January 04, 2026 @01:20PM (#46490648)
If it's so many, surely someone should be able to provide some example of them being treated unfairly soon! But seriously, I'm fine with people not liking SO. I just don't think the discourse on HN around it is very fruitful and mostly emotional. SO have clearly done something wrong to get that kind of widespread reputation, but I'm also allowed to be disappointed in how it's being discussed.
Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time by bdangubic on Sunday January 04, 2026 @01:41PM (#46490865)
I think you are seeing emotional response is because SO has really fucked with people’s emotions, it is by far the most toxic place for SWEs to have ever existed and nothing is close 100th to it. expecting a non-emotional responses from SWEs about SO is asking too much (for most)
Re:Total monthly number of StackOverflow questions over time by Timwi on Sunday January 04, 2026 @08:53PM (#46494495)
You may think you're making some kind of point by repeatedly asking for examples of vitriol on SO, but all it shows is that you haven't looked, or haven't sincerely reflected on what you saw from the perspective of a regular user.