No,SO is not declining. All the common questions have already been answered.
The main problem is people don't research their problem for more then a minute before asking a question.
The main problem is people don't research their problem for more then a minute before asking a question.
I, and I guess others, can easily hesitate a full day, doing search after search after search, before asking on SO.
On the other hand SO makes it really simple to create new accounts and ask questions.
If they really were concerned about answering the same questions again and again they would implement some basic rules like limiting new users from asking questions untilntyey had been active for a full day or something.
Weirdly enough it seems people like to complain about the workload while at the same time refusing to do anything to reduce it.
In fact it is almost as if they enjoy moderating noobs :-|
This is true if there are no new languages or frameworks.
> The main problem is people don't research their problem for more then a minute before asking a question.
This has been true since the beginning of time. However, it does feel that the responses on SO have gotten more trollish over time.
Try getting ANY answer at all.