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there's a place for freenode/gitter/matrix.org's '#programming' room and there's a place for 'correctness of the information repository' that SO provides
by mycomments2017 8y ago
there's a place for freenode/gitter/matrix.org's '#programming' room and there's a place for 'correctness of the information repository' that SO provides
- Quarrelsome 8y agoyou think there is no value in an open question with upsie/downsie on SO? On freenode the answers are very much dependent on the time the question is asked.
- icebraining 8y agoThose questions invite lengthy discussion, which SO is totally not optimized for. A software like Reddit (not necessarily Reddit itself) would be more appropriate, in my opinion.
- Quarrelsome 8y agoPersonally I don't see how Reddit really differs. They both have up/down they both support markdown. SO doesn't have a frontpage or specific subreddits (although it does have tags).
- icebraining 8y agoReddit allows for long, threaded discussions. On SO you just have Answers, and then those limited comments below. There's no space for back-and-forth.
- Quarrelsome 8y agoThat's a fair point but I find SO much better indexed. Now when I want an opinion on tech my options are: * Ancient SO post * Whoever is kicking around in freenode * Marketing fluff pieces
- mcguire 8y agoAn information repository that is badly out of date with no effort at curation?