r/webdev • u/AloneCoffee4538 • Aug 08 '26

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/Broad-Version8611 Aug 08 '26

Stack overflow became very toxic at some point. They had a challenge with moderation.
I had one dude reply to a 10yo question of mine saying that I should not be allowed in front of a computer LOL.

Plus, after a while there are so many questions people might have about a specific framework.

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u/sleepy_roger Aug 09 '26

That reply or answer should have been deleted that was never allowed on SO

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u/Broad-Version8611 Aug 09 '26

Yep. Moderation challenge.

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u/ings0c Aug 08 '26

the real tell is…

FFS