Maybe some post-StackOverflow site could do much better if split into communities. It doesn't make much sense to pile together highly popular topics (e.g. JS or Java a few years ago) with hard topics (e.g. low-level optimizations or difficult languages like Haskell). Or maybe even remove gamification altogether.
This is happening already with Discord communities but it's not searchable or usable and the format is not good.
StackOverflow (and mods on a power trip) betrayed the community. I hope something fills the void. I'd be happy to help or even throw a few bucks in. Or at least contribute. Maybe this time not VC-backed nonsense.
- gamification problems: e.g. a race to answer instead of thinking it through, downvoting competing answers
- the accepted answer sometimes is incorrect (but sounds good enough to OP)
- balance between repeat or vague questions and over-zealous mods blocking
- need of better mod vetting (ideally, paid)
- question quality
Some of these could be helped with tools. For example have a small repro and test answers in a VM. And have small ML helpers to fill in the spaces and link to other questions or official docs.
Maybe all answers should be wiki-style (cooperative).
Maybe questions could be first in a staging area and meta-evaluated if it's good, dupe, or too vague. And it could also be improved by the community.
> Maybe all answers should be wiki-style (cooperative).
Itβs valuable to read different perspectives, and even conflicting opinions, and have them attributed. Having only a cooperative answer would lead to edit wars and would drown out minority perspectives.
This is happening already with Discord communities but it's not searchable or usable and the format is not good.
StackOverflow (and mods on a power trip) betrayed the community. I hope something fills the void. I'd be happy to help or even throw a few bucks in. Or at least contribute. Maybe this time not VC-backed nonsense.