Voice of the DBA

How Wrong is Stack Overflow?


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I chose the title slightly to poke at Stack Overflow (SO), but the same take expressed in this tweet could be said about SQL Server Central. It's not quite the same as anyone can answer questions on SQL Server Central.

The tweet is a (long) hot take from Jerry Nixon, a C# developer and MS evangelist in Denver. Essentially he says that a lot of the SO answers are wrong, especially as the software and languages change. Old answers are upvoted, and remain at the top of the list, even as newer answers might be better. People don't like the behavior on SO of moderators and people who post, which is something we've tried to avoid or limit here at SQL Server Central. We want there to be professional discussions. SO also doesn't allow much discussion or nuance in the questions or answers.

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