StackOverflow is a dinosaur that's going extinct.
I mostly use Copilot, ChatGPT, & Perplexity. I haven't found a single reason to visit StackOverflow anymore.
StackOverflow can't compete, & I don't see how they can stay relevant any longer.
I use Copilot for inline suggestions. As I type, Copilot takes care of the little things. It saves me from dozens of searches every day.
ChatGPT is the workhorse. I use it to solve more complex tasks with my code. Here are some examples:
• Explain what this code does
• Simplify it
• Rewrite it in a more efficient way
• Rewrite it in a more readable way
• Replace the use of a library with another
• Write documentation for it
• Describe potential edge cases
• Write unit tests for those edge cases
I use Perplexity to ask questions. Google is broken. If you don't believe me, try Perplexity for a day.
(Google is still king as a navigation tool, I never type a complete URL in my browser)
Modern AI-powered tools are replacing boomer tech.
StackOverflow is dead to me.
