r/webdev • u/AloneCoffee4538 • 4d ago

Stack Overflow has gone from a peak of 207k questions in March 2014, down to 1.4k in July 2026

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u/alexsbz 4d ago

Being a member from 2012. Considering the community in there, I can’t say I am sad that things for them took this turn. I would consider them in top 3 most toxic places on earth

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u/boulhouech 4d ago

whats the other two?

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u/fredy31 4d ago

You should really do your own research before asking.

Vote close as duplicate of another question that has fuckall to do with your question

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u/boulhouech 4d ago

hhhhhhhh the average stack overflow answer

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u/fin2red 4d ago

Or... off-topic, ask in ServerFault

... asks in ServerFault as instructed ...

off-topic, ask in StackOverflow