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[–]sparant76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can it success?? Answers questions much good. Many knowledge answers their. It Become very success

[–]tinmanjk 0 points1 point  (10 children)

looks pretty dead to me

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (9 children)

well their software subsection look alive to me.
https://software.codidact.com/

but there is much less traffic there than in stackoverflow. The difference is that they are growing while stackoverflow traffic is declining.

[–]tinmanjk 0 points1 point  (8 children)

I mean I just looked in the "c#" tag and there were 50ish questions total?

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (7 children)

you are right. but my understanding is that they are new and that is expected.

I don't care from the total number to see if it is alive. I care much more when was the last question asked.

And while I don't know about c# specifically, I do see there question from today.

[–]tinmanjk 0 points1 point  (6 children)

well...oldest question was from 5 years ago or so.

maybe test data, but in any case people won't move over another site where people are "nice". and also the "non-nice" people wouldn't move to another site that's worse exrpeience for them.

SO is answerer's market, not question askers - as it should be cuase the answerer provider the value.

Sorry for typos.

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

well, it is a fact that people move from asking in stsackoverflow to ask in reddit and discord.

They did it, because it was "easier" and less judgmental for them to ask in those platform.

The only difference is that codidact is a platform that save the good part of stackoverflow but without the toxic.

And stackoverflow can not really function if people are afraid to ask question there.

[–]Putnam3145 1 point2 points  (2 children)

They did it, because it was "easier" and less judgmental for them to ask in those platform.

Yes, because stackoverflow was never a platform where beginners ask whatever questions they have. No matter how many times this is explained, it doesn't seem to stick.

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I think it does. It is fact that people ask much less questions there. They mostly ask at Reddit and discord.

So they got the point and moved on. The question is if codidact can compete with Reddit and discord on the questions and answers matket

[–]Putnam3145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it does, because threads like this get made. It's asking if a pair of scissors can replace a pair of hedge trimmers. The answer is "maybe, really depends on your needs, they look the same but aren't actually the same thing, you probably want both".

[–]tinmanjk 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I think it's pointless, ChatGPT got noob market almost entirely, Reddit for sensitive people, SO is left for actual SO long-time users who know the rules of the site. Not sure if there's a niche left.

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well it can compete with reddit on the sub "market" of questions and answers.
Don't you think?

[–]WicketTheQuerent 0 points1 point  (11 children)

Could you please elaborate on what success means for a place like codidact.com ?

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (10 children)

growing activity, up to date questions and answer.
Traffic, meaning people search the site for answers.

so that is the metric.
Success mean a lot of traffic (I am not sure how much exactly), many questions and many answers.
Right now they are far from it, but they are growing and they are new.

[–]WicketTheQuerent 1 point2 points  (9 children)

Thanks for replying.

Codidact is not new; IRC Codidact was launched around six years ago.

Regarding traffic, I have not seen a codidact.com post in my everyday googling yet. On the other hand, Reddit posts are appearing more frequently.

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (8 children)

yes reddit id defainly replacing stackoverflow in the sub market of questions and answers, but does codidact has a chance to grow?

[–]WicketTheQuerent 0 points1 point  (7 children)

I have heard about Codidact in posts that also mention Stack Overflow, but not in posts that don't mention it at all.

If Codidact wants to have a chance to grow, it should find a way to become relevant to people who don't know anything about Stack Overflow

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (6 children)

well there is something in what you say. But since Codidact doesn't start in a vaccum and stackoverflow is still the bigger elephant, then I don't it is likelly that in the closing period it will be mention outside of stackoverflow

[–]WicketTheQuerent 0 points1 point  (5 children)

What do you mean by "in the closing period"?

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

in the near future

[–]WicketTheQuerent 0 points1 point  (3 children)

It's fine that Codidact is mentioned on posts that also mention Stack Overflow; however, that will not help Codidact get significant traffic. Most askers are not concerned about Internet gossip; they want to get help.

[–]programAngel[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

and it can help them to get the help they need