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did user engagement drop significantly in programming forums? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 week ago by GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to c/programming@programming.dev
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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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[โ€“] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 231 points 1 week ago (20 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.

[โ€“] Phegan@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago

Yeah I will never understand why discord has replaced both forums and subreddits, the form factor doesn't fit the discussion style.

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