There are lots of good alternatives, just nothing that mirrors Stack Overflow’s goal exactly. Lemmy instances, subreddits, forums like code ranch, platforms like dev.to, etc.
It needs more traffic (and that’ll require better servers and more moderation with training to make sure that it doesn’t follow the same arc) to become a standard place to go, but I’ve become fond of Codidact. If I remember correctly, the founder left Stack during one of their bigger moderation blow-ups.
Thanks for the reminder! I probably knew that at one point, but with so many Free Software/Culture organizations lighting themselves on fire over the past year or so, they start to all blur together…
Right, but there isn’t really a good alternative, as shitty as it is. And I don’t think relying on slop generators is a good alternative
There are lots of good alternatives, just nothing that mirrors Stack Overflow’s goal exactly. Lemmy instances, subreddits, forums like code ranch, platforms like dev.to, etc.
It needs more traffic (and that’ll require better servers and more moderation with training to make sure that it doesn’t follow the same arc) to become a standard place to go, but I’ve become fond of Codidact. If I remember correctly, the founder left Stack during one of their bigger moderation blow-ups.
I wouldn’t say “left”; she was fired for requesting clarification. I also recommend Codidact for asking new questions!
Thanks for the reminder! I probably knew that at one point, but with so many Free Software/Culture organizations lighting themselves on fire over the past year or so, they start to all blur together…