Today, Stack overflow has almost as few questions asked per month, as when it launched back in 2009. A recap of its slow, then rapid, downfall.

Four months ago, we asked Are LLMs making Stack Overflow irrelevant? Data at the time suggested that the answer is likely “yes:”

  • OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    109·
    3 days ago

    If LLMs just copied stack overflow they’d respond to every question with “Closed as duplicate. Question already answered.”

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      62·
      3 days ago

      and link a slightly similar question, which’s answers can’t be used in your case, because of the small difference. also, it’s outdated since four years.

      • not_IOOPEnglish
        13·
        2 days ago

        or 13 in case of python questions, and they are about python2