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Looking for a Q&A community that isn't as restrictive as StackOverflow (piefed.zip)
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I'm trying to find a place where you can ask broader development questions, not just specific error messages.

StackOverflow and Codidact are way too restrictive, if your question isn't a precise technical issue with a reproducible example, it gets shut down immediately. Reddit and Lemmy seem more focused on news and memes; actual questions and discussions tend to just sink without engagement. And honestly, the kind of specific error-driven questions StackOverflow excels at are things AI can solve instantly now.

What I'm really looking for is a community (forum, Discord, whatever) where you can get help on broader topics related to software engineering.

Does anything like this still exist? Somewhere with actual humans willing to discuss the process of building software, not just fix syntax?

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[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

As unfortunate as that is, most of these seem to have dwindling user numbers since the emergence of LLMs. Users just don't ask on boards when they can ask an AI (and get a potentially wrong or unhelpful response).

SO in particular had it's question volume drop by I think like 90% or something in recent months/years. I don't remember the exact numbers, but search the net or associated communities here for details. Shouldn't be hard to find.