That's the disappointing thing. They seemed more interested in implementing cute little badges and stuff than working on features that benefit the core functio

That's the disappointing thing. They seemed more interested in implementing cute little badges and stuff than working on features that benefit the core function of the site. If you're doing web development, IMO SO is doing a disservice to people at this point. It's either totally useless if you're a seasoned dev or very misleading and harmful to beginners. Unfortunately, I'm not sure they have the incentive to really fix things because all the obsolete answers probably still bring in a ton of traffic. The only way to fix it might be to tell people to stop using it.