# Stack overflow is almost dead - The Pragmatic Engineer

<https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/stack-overflow-is-almost-dead/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Stack Overflow for years was the absolute go to resource for developers, and a number of other folks too. It is notable that they experienced no growth from 2014 and were declining well into the 2020s. ChatGPT was a knockout punch, but there were already on the ropes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Stack Overflow recently published [what's next](https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/05/08/a-new-look-for-whats-next/) referencing a full rebranding. The original founders sold at the peak.

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