Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore

Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by slashdev on Monday May 25, 2026 @08:14PM (#48273422)

Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp seemed to work out well.

It’s always more complex than you think

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Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by colonelspace on Monday May 25, 2026 @08:46PM (#48273656)

Are YouTube and WhatsApp social media?

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Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by nicce on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @02:34AM (#48275866)

Yes, few of the prime examples?

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Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by kingstnap on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @10:12AM (#48280140)

You named the two biggest platforms [0], YouTube and WhatsApp are the social media.

This is kinda like asking if Saudi Arabia and Russia are petrostates lol.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_social_pl...

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Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by womble2 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @02:43AM (#48305465)

They were made into social media, but when they were aquired they were just video hosting and sms replacements with little (no?) social engagement aspect.

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Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by CuriouslyC on Monday May 25, 2026 @08:50PM (#48273690)

Insta and YT were bought fairly early on the ascent and then pumped hard with some resources and autonomy before being folded in completely. WhatsApp is a legit counterpoint though.

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Re:Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore by PixyMisa on Monday May 25, 2026 @11:01PM (#48274498)

And Google already had Google Video when they bought YouTube. They retired their own platform to go all in on the acquisition.

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