It’s not often that something comes along that’s a true game changer in terms of technology. Occasionally something new comes along and it moves the paradigm along to the next stage.
Usenet was one such thing, and it still lingers on today, although not so sure how much use it sees through contemporary news readers and how much is cross aggregated with websites.
Another such thing is google. I’ve been on the web since it started and I can categorically say that it’s usefulness has somewhat increased due to search, and lets face it, search is google. The likes of Lycos and Altavista that came before were not a patch on it.
In terms of usefulness in the domain it seeks to address, StackOverflow is up there with these shifts. Previously to find technical programming information you had to trudge through a swathe of newsgroups or websites.
Of the questions I’ve asked, most have quickly had very high quality answers. That’s a testament to the usefulness of this site. I recommend that any software professional get over to Stack Overflow and see what all the hype is about!
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Been playing around with it for a while, and I must agree. For fun, go back and listen to the podcasts (http://blog.stackoverflow.com/category/podcasts/). They are a real hoot and worth at least every third second you spend listening to them.
Yeah, I've been listening to the podcast since it's inception. A lot of good information and certainly plenty of good humour!
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