SMRTR ProgrammingMay 20, 2026Daily.dev

Stack Overflow: When We Stop Asking

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Stack Overflow's question volume has collapsed from 200,000 monthly questions in 2014 to under 3,000 today — a decline driven first by harsh moderation culture, then finished off by AI tools. While LLMs offer fast, judgment-free answers, AI-generated code carries real risks: 45% contains security flaws. The deeper concern is developer over-dependence and what happens to AI training when humans stop publicly asking and answering questions.

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