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Aug 1, 2025 Dive into the intriguing findings from the 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, revealing its decline and the changing preferences of younger developers who crave real interactions. Explore the rise of Python, the frustrations with AI tools, and challenges in package management. The shift towards interactive content over traditional formats highlights a generational divide in learning methods. Plus, discussions on vibe coding and the surprising decline in hands-on coding paint a vivid picture of today's developer landscape.
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YouTube’s Role in Learning Code
- Younger developers lean heavily on YouTube for learning to code, favoring community and interactive content.
- This contrasts with older developers who rely more on blogs, forums, and documentation.
AI Chatbots and Humans Complement
- Developers prefer a mix of AI chatbots and real human interaction.
- AI helps with self-exploration but validation and nuanced advice still require community engagement.
Mahalo’s Human-Powered Search
- Jerod Santo reminisces about Mahalo, a human-curated search engine.
- He sees value in human touch to search results compared to machine black-box algorithms.