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Uncovering Stack Overflow's TOXICITY

Alex Ziskind

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Alex Ziskind goes undercover on Stack Overflow to investigate why the platform is often perceived as toxic and unfriendly to beginners.

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Why it's here

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What people say. Recommended as an insightful look into the cultural and gamification issues that contribute to toxicity on Stack Overflow.

u/Lalelulin r/FlutterDev • Recommends

On “Switching to Flutter finally stopped my StackOverflow accounts from being banned”

Not sure. StackOverflow is known for being toxic:link to this video
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u/KafkaesqueFlask0_0in r/programming • Recommends

On “Stack Overflow must change its attitude towards users.”

I think it's a very interesting case of how social psychology underlies our human behavior. Furthermore, it seems like toxicity is built into Stack Overflow, and being friendly is systematically discouraged, even though some manage to be civil and friendly. The amount and potency of unfriendliness appear to be higher, or so it seems. I, among others, also believe that gamification is partially to blame. Let's hope Stack Overflow gets its act together soon
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u/balder1993in r/programming • Recommends

On “2024 results from Stack Overflow’s Annual Developer Survey”

Reminds me of this video.
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