Stackoverflow alternative?

Posted by bjourne on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @05:06AM
from the self-post dept.

I'm getting so sick of stackoverflow and related sites and how they close more and more questions for spurious reasons like "not constructive." No fun writing up a detailed answer or good question if the likelihood of it getting closed is >50%. Any alternative sites with knowledgable users and traction? Are there mailing lists that can be used instead?

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by edparry on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @05:22AM (#5448478)

Maybe you should check out Reasonwell. It just popped up on HN: http://www.reasonwell.com/about/Reasonwell+vs+Github+and+Sta...

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by namenotrequired on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @05:22AM (#5448480)

Perhaps they should move those questions to another section of the site instead. That way you can keep responding and they can get answers without hindering anyone that is looking for things stackoverflow wants to represent.

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by RohitS5 on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @05:14AM (#5448465)

I hate when they close informative questions by saying "not constructive"

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by annon2003 on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @06:45AM (#5448649)

Plus 1000

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by gesman on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @09:19AM (#5449190)

I agree with that. Great, helpful, relevant questions about books are closed by dumbass moderators.

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by chris_dcosta on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @07:15AM (#5448723)

Couldn't agree more... but I noticed that it depends on the timezone.

If you post questions in the US daytime you get comments which then prompt you to improve your question, but do it in European daytime and the moderators are "little Hitlers".

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by nayefc on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @11:25PM (#5453217)

Not just comments, but actual responses. It seems that most users of Stackoverflow are in the US. I posted a question at 7am EST today and got zero responses and just a handful views.

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by smartwater on Thursday March 28, 2013 @05:21AM (#5453907)

Can you provide a link? I'd be interested in seeing the quality of your question. Most good questions get good answers.

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by nayefc on Thursday March 28, 2013 @11:32AM (#5455403)

It's pretty good quality I think (learned that the hard way). Now that I checked, I got 3 responses now. I guess I shouldn't have complained having to wait 12 hours for a good response. Posting questions at 3pm EST spoils us, expecting responses in 30 minutes haha.

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by minopret on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @10:02PM (#5453035)

or "petty dictators" if you prefer (I do).

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by logn on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @08:39PM (#5452805)

http://slant.co is good and from an HN'er

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Re:Stackoverflow alternative? by ibudiallo on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @09:42PM (#5452977)

You can find forums for recommendations and such. Stackexange is doing exactly what it is designed to do. Try to post on a forum and hopefully you can get an answer in page 38 of 68

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