In August 2023, Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO of Stack Overflow, announced Discussions at the WeAreDevelopers event. Discussions is a dedicated space for the developer community to dive into meaningful dialogue and exchange perspectives on specific technical subjects.
Discussions lets developers of all skill levels have opinion-based conversations and share their own insights. Discussions is different than the conversation traditionally suited for the Stack Overflow Q&A platform and creates a new venue and opportunity for subjective conversations.
Discussions has now expanded beyond Collectives™ on Stack Overflow to all technical topics on Stack Overflow.
We know that when developers learn something new or formalize a direction for a project, they often turn to other developers and the technical community to seek their advice and guidance.
This expanded experiment creates space for a new type of conversation on Stack Overflow so developers can learn or share a new perspective outside of the traditional question-and-answer space.
Discussions provides a way for developers to tap into the collective knowledge of the Stack Overflow community. Here, developers can explore technical approaches, share different perspectives, and make more informed technical decisions.
To get started with Discussions, simply select the Discussions tab under Labs on the left sidebar:
From here, you’ll be able to access existing Discussions, create new ones, and filter through Stack Overflow tags.
Discussions is an experiment that we’re expanding, and we want to hear from you and the community to help us guide the future of these conversations.
Let us know your thoughts and provide your feedback about Discussions on Meta.
I disagree with your conclusion. I think there’s a better way to approach this problem.
I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what you’re trying to say. Can you explain it in simpler terms?
I love this topic! I’ve been wanting to talk about it for ages. Let’s get the discussion started!
Oh, this is just great. Another discussion about something that’s already been discussed to death.
This is a great topic! I’m eager to learn more about what others think.
It’s funny how this topic always seems to come up. It’s like we’re all dancing around the same issue.
I have some experience with this topic. I can share some insights if you’re interested.
I’m not sure what to say about this. It’s like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall.
I’m not so sure about this. I think there are some potential problems with this approach.