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  • theherk@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldStack overflow is almost dead
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    3 days ago

    I see this hot take often, and it isn’t entirely without merit, but it is mitigated by moderation; in some Stack communities better than others. I’ve been an active member for many years, and in my view it goes like this.

    If you contribute a question without reading the rules and How to Ask a Good Question, you don’t provide minimal reproducible steps with code, post images of code, etc. you may get flamed out of town. And that may feel bad and it may be mean if the questioner didn’t know to read those. But they are there for you.

    If, however, you ask a thoughtful question, give examples, show what you’ve tried, etc. you definitely can get quality, courteous help.

    Doesn’t change that video killed the radio star here. The show is over.
















  • Imagine if Microsoft banned Windows users from downloading software outside the Microsoft store.

    That was comparing desktop OS to mobile OS, which is why the person to which I replied pointed out this is different than macOS.

    On your second point, neither is iOS a workstation, and one could just as easily say, “The only thing you’d want to install is mobile apps.” Okay but the problem isn’t the type of apps, it is the source of those apps. So either you should be able to get application / games from multiple sources or not.

    If you think those initial downvotes were due to some pedantic distinction about workstation, and not because somebody indirectly implied that Microsoft and Apple were on similar footing in this regard, fine.