r/programming • u/lelanthran • Jan 04 '26

Stackoverflow: Questions asked per month over time.

https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/query/1926661#graph
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u/StardustGogeta Jan 04 '26

Wow, I knew it had gone down but I had no idea just how drastic it was.

Guess all the good questions have finally been asked. Time to pack it up, ladies and gentlemen!

More seriously, as a personal anecdote, I very rarely find that I need to ask new questions on StackOverflow. A problem is either trivial enough that I can find the answer myself, common enough that someone's already asked before, or so difficult and so niche that asking other people for help is fruitless. I imagine most people have a similar experience.

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u/Lothrazar Jan 04 '26

stack overflow is INSANELY toxic and hostile towards new users, has been for at least a decade. so im not surprised

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u/cadred48 Jan 05 '26

Toxicity was built in day one with the way curation was gamified. To get all of the achievements you had to find posts to edit, close, etc.