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100%. I have found it sooo difficult to trace framework/library documentation down that 3-4 years ago was first few results. Something has ruined their algorithm.

Yup, exactly the same experience here. It feels like there's been a recent wave of SEO-optimized websites that consistently pop up when I google specific errors, but rarely have literally anything of substance.

Until ChatGPT starts giving you responses crafted from those SEO sites.

GPT is probably crafting those sites and like has been for a while now

That is odd, what exactly were you looking for? In my case Google results are still top notch. Sometimes I search for SO question every X years and I’m always able to find it easily.

Pretty much any minor thing like what does some syntax look like. I get both SEO essays and StackOverflow copycat sites.

Yet.