Why you should know: StackOverflow is facing a mod strike in a similar way as Reddit’s mod strike. They are doing this in response to StackOverflow’s failure to address it’s promises and provide moderation tools

    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, before StackOverflow took over everything my web searches for programming problems would usually lead to forum threads. The quality of information would usually be better there, too.

      • DiamondDemon@programming.dev
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        1 year ago

        Not always, sometimes you get those forum threads asking a question and the asker just responds with “Got it!” after a few months with no other information