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Google keeps returning SO answer threads that are way too old to be relevant. Like a question with a top answer from 2013.
by spaceman_2020 3y ago
Google keeps returning SO answer threads that are way too old to be relevant. Like a question with a top answer from 2013.
- scrollaway 3y agoNot all ecosystems disintegrate after a couple of years. Many times an answer from 10 years ago is still extremely relevant.
- spaceman_2020 3y agoNot when the answer references libraries that haven't been maintained in five years or have fallen out of favor completely (like jQuery).
- scrollaway 3y agoI understood what you meant. But first of all, many languages have libraries relevant for several decades; second, asking questions about legacy code is often valid (and often where you need the most help); third, some people even still use jquery! (Poor guys)
- spaceman_2020 3y agoI understand all of that - I just question Google's algorithm that prioritizes answers from 2013 vs answers from 2021 for similar queries.
- nubinetwork 3y agoI recently was looking into why wget --quiet --content-on-error didn't output anything with a 403. Turns out its an ancient bug they never fixed... it's not documented anywhere, except some crusty old thread on SO.