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submitted 1 year ago by RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[-] CoderKat@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Who the hell wants whatever the alternative to stack overflow is?? I mean, what would that even be? Misleading Quora questions? Expertsexchange pages that give wrong answers and don't let you view it without an account? Microsoft help forums where nobody even answers the question and the thread is just people complaining about the lack of answers? Old school forums where denver_coder12 just replies to his own question with "I fixed it"?

The pre stack overflow internet sucked ass.

[-] Phosphor@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

PTSD Chihuahua

I think we're good with stack overflow.

[-] NotSteve_@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

But Reddit and SO are the only two results that give me the answers I need/want

[-] printerjammed@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

honestly i use google to find reddit results...

[-] GillyGumbo@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Seriously. I got so used to just tagging "reddit" at the end of a search to find recommendations, niche content, etc. It's the thing I miss most. Not sure how we replicate something like that with these new sites. Maybe time will set it straight.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

If you haven't tried out Marginalia search engine, check it out. At least in my experience, it was like, "Holy shit, THIS is what search engines used to be like!"

[-] Redex68@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Reddit threads are literally the only useful results half of the time.

[-] MrSangrief@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Rest are website with copy-pasted articles that don't help at all...trying to get you to watch their ads.

[-] promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 1 year ago

StackOverflow isnt bad to read. Its just horrible to post or comment on.

[-] Strae@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Reddit is like 50% of the reason Google is even useful anymore haha. So much useful, niche information.

[-] RoyalEngineering@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Just curious. Why are Reddit results (or Stack Overflow) not good when searching? They are usually the highest quality content, imo.

I also add “-site:domain.com” to filter stuff out when I need to.

[-] RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Personally it boils down to two things:

  1. A majority of SO answers are duplicates, and it's a 50% chance the answer will actually work for my use case
  2. Reddit responses are opinions, usually without sources, and I want the actual source with as little opinion as possible

Most of the time I do end up using "-site:reddit.com" for that exact purpose.

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