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Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by oxfordmale »

matsemann wrote: post #66
ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #12

It won’t truly match the experience, unless it can inject veiled insults into the answers. /s

I don't get this hate-boner HN has for SO. Have you tried being active there? It's super easy to not have your question closed, just do the minimum amount of effort. And if you're active, you'll see the thousands of similar questions arrive every day. If you're active in the review queues, you will see all the spam, broken answers, non-SO fitting questions etc. people churn out. I see people complain about how their…

Many questions get dupe-hammered within seconds of being asked because it remotely resembles an older question. If it doesn't get dupe hammered, the platform encourages other users to answer as quickly as possible to appear on top. Unfortunately, this promotes many dangerously unsafe answers. Many articles have reported on the high number of security vulnerabilities in accepted and highly upvoted answers.

However, even when ignoring all that, if you really ask a "well-researched and well-articulated question" on a complex matter, you will not get an answer in most cases. For those after reputation points, it is far easier to answer simple questions. You are far better off raising it as a GitHub issue if it is an open-source framework.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by Stratoscope »

NorwegianDude wrote: post #67
meghan_rain wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

guys... should we tell him?

Tell him what? It is annoying that they don't return the output instantly. This does throttle usage, so I can see why they do it, but it is annoying.

I asked ChatGPT about this:

"Why are ChatGPT responses written a few words at a time?"

It replied, a few words at a time:

- - -

The responses are broken up into smaller chunks for several reasons:

1. Better readability: Breaking up the responses into smaller pieces makes it easier for users to read and understand the information being provided.

2. Interactivity: ChatGPT's response format allows for a back-and-forth interaction with the user, making it feel more like a conversation and allowing the user to ask follow-up questions or clarify information.

3. Error correction: By responding a few words at a time, the model can quickly correct any errors or misunderstandings in real-time, leading to a more accurate overall conversation.

4. Efficient communication: Responding in smaller chunks allows the model to quickly provide information and reduces the latency in the communication process.

Overall, the goal is to create an efficient, user-friendly, and interactive conversational experience.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by LoganDark »

matsemann wrote: post #76
matisseverduyn wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> From your long rant, I'm not sure if you're coming off any better. To me it sounds like SO should be happy someone like you isn't contributing. Is quite a harsh personal attack, and probably contributes to the author's feelings regarding hostility and gatekeeping.

They're the one saying people at SO aren't nice. My guess is just that the person feels that way after getting pushback from their own behavior / attitude. I feel it's a trend, I see lots of toxic comments from people "having given up SO", and I think to myself that it's a good thing.. But you're right, I should've avoided going personal.

> They're the one saying people at SO aren't nice.

They never said that. They said that stupid comments get posted.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by matsemann »

LoganDark wrote: post #78
matsemann wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't get this hate-boner HN has for SO. Have you tried being active there? It's super easy to not have your question closed, just do the minimum amount of effort. And if you're active, you'll see the thousands of similar questions arrive every day. If you're active in the review queues, you will see all the spam, broken answers, non-SO fitting questions etc. people churn out. I see people complain about how their…

> If anything, HN is much more snarky, just look at the comments on anything here. Was your comment intended to be the perfect example of this? replying to a joke about insults in answers... by going on an entire rant about how it's easy not to get your question closed (which was not mentioned at all).

I'm not directly addressing my parent comment, but rather all the sibling comments. :)

Note, I do like the comments on HN, and spend more time here than on SO. I personally like how they're both direct and don't accept too much fuss. But I also see newcomers here getting burnt by "that orange website", not being used to how it is.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by geysersam »

oefrha wrote: post #56
codetrotter wrote: post #51

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> the API was hallucinated If the answer is from 8 years ago, did the API change between then and now? Or was the answer for the same version that you are using?

It didn’t change, the functionality was never there. The API only ever existed in that answer, otherwise a Microsoft API would have left traces elsewhere on the Internet.

Why would someone make up an API in an SO answer?

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by matsemann »

LoganDark wrote: post #83
matsemann wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're the one saying people at SO aren't nice. My guess is just that the person feels that way after getting pushback from their own behavior / attitude. I feel it's a trend, I see lots of toxic comments from people "having given up SO", and I think to myself that it's a good thing.. But you're right, I should've avoided going personal.

> They're the one saying people at SO aren't nice. They never said that. They said that stupid comments get posted.

I quote it in my parent post directly. So yes, they said that.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by _8j50 »

slyall wrote: post #25
herpderperator wrote: post #5

I've asked this before, but is having a domain name with someone else's business name in it allowed? The answer I was given last time was you can buy it it but you might not get to keep it. Still, I can't help but think it would be inevitable legal trouble.

100% chance that stackoverflow will be sending nasty notes to the author (who appears to live in the US). 100% chance he'll have to take it down or change the name. You really can't use the exact name of the people you are cloning. Even something like "stackrobot" would risky. Safest thing is to not use any words from the original product.

They don't need to send notes, they can just take it over under cybersquatting laws. Although, that is for US TLDs not .gg.
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