testeronious@lemmy.world to Programming@programming.dev · 3 months agoHow Stack Overflow replaced Experts Exchangegraphite.devexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
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minus-squarelysdexic@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoIf anything, I thing Stack Overflow replaced Usenet as the source of informal technical advise. Never heard of Experts Exchange beyond the jokes.
minus-squarekeyAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-23 months agoThere were several years when it would be the top result whenever you searched for a tech problem. Back then usenet was already largely dead, was more about mailing lists and IRC if you couldn’t find a blog or forum post that covered the issue.
If anything, I thing Stack Overflow replaced Usenet as the source of informal technical advise.
Never heard of Experts Exchange beyond the jokes.
There were several years when it would be the top result whenever you searched for a tech problem. Back then usenet was already largely dead, was more about mailing lists and IRC if you couldn’t find a blog or forum post that covered the issue.