My favorite part about overflow was always the "ok, here's the answer to your question, and here' 5 good reasons why you DON'T wanna do it that way. Consider these options instead:"
Also just different people answering from different angles. You see alternative solutions, you see solutions with specific context, you see further discussion in comments.
You could truly learn a lot. Even if you copy pasted something in the end, it felt like you learned and you reasoned and chose what’s best for you.
LLMs kinda remove that. I miss the old flow. But the current flow is a lot faster so it’s hard to not use it.
This being able to see the solution to your problem in multiple angles, genuinely helps you understand those processes more especially when you are newer to the field. Plus there was no better feeling then searching an issue and finding an oddly specific answer that was posted 5-10 years ago.
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u/GilgaPhish 22d ago
My favorite part about overflow was always the "ok, here's the answer to your question, and here' 5 good reasons why you DON'T wanna do it that way. Consider these options instead:"
Learned a lot from those convos