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did user engagement drop significantly in programming forums? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There was a lot of engagement in the communities I participate up until a couple of years ago. People were interested and actively discussing a lot of topics. There were a lot of newbies asking questions and people proposing different ways for tasks.

Is it just me or did it reduce a lot? LLMs? Company forums? Other forums I did not move to (e.g. discord)? Reduced interest? Or is it just subjective?

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We're all jobless and don't want to talk about it.

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[–] [email protected] 230 points 3 months ago (9 children)

Communities moving to 'chat' based platforms instead of traditional discussion boards is something I've observed a lot in the last few years. Which certainly feel like a step backwards in my view. It keeps happening though, so I must he in the minority opinion on this.

[–] [email protected] 182 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (9 children)

The quickest way to have me lose all interest in any new, potentially neat, tech is having to visit their discord for anything from documentation to discussion.