I'm making an assumption that stackoverflow is a large part of why GPT4 is so good at debugging issues. It's also a pretty direct replacement for stackoverflow. I'm further assuming this is true of the other overflows.
So it seems both especially valuable to GPT and especially susceptible to replacement.
I was thinking about this yesterday as I burned some hours on a problem
that was surprisingly resilient to ChatGPT debugging, as well as to both web and SO search, but eventually asked on SO, got help, and it turns out to be a pretty simple problem and solution.
Is there a future for these sites, or for a replacement for them? Is there some flow that makes sense where a ChatGPT session isn't going anywhere and you're directed to SO or a similar forum to post your ChatGPT-resilient problem and where others might wish to spend their time helping you?
But from a business perspective, this is a problem for SO because ultimately it means less engagement on the site.