Well, I got a response to my bug report ( https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=191384). I asked that the link to android-developers forum be removed and a link to Stack Overflow added. Here is the first comment so far.
"Because StackOverFlow is Not a <Google Forum>, And If a new Developper Didn'nt Notice by himself/herself that StackOverFlow <exist> Then this person should Not Developp, This also can be interpreted as a <Challenge> So don't Modify it" I guess I should consider myself spanked for the temerity of questioning the conscience of the king. I agree with Kris that the responses on Stack Overflow can be less than optimal, and it takes a fair amount of effort to wade through the chaff to find the wheat. I think the volume on Stack Overflow is caused more by (a) changing nature of the Android API (b) increasing numbers of new Android developers ( http://blog.appfigures.com/app-stores-growth-accelerates-in-2014/). It seems the five of us have done our bit this week to keep the android-developers forum alive! Mark On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 9:21 PM, Kristopher Micinski <[email protected] > wrote: > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Mark Phillips > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I recently posted to stack overflow and received more and faster > responses > > (ie no responses from this list). When I google for an android issue, I > get > > lots of stack overflow response. > > Along with this, I think the number of questions that warrant a novel > answer are going down: i.e., I don't as frequently see questions that > ask challenging technical questions that can't be looked up in API > documentation. > > StackOverflow's android tag is generally of low quality compared to > some other tags because it contains lots of people asking questions > that could easily be answered by looking at the API documentation. But > SO's model incentivizes people to answer these questions anyway, since > they'll receive points. (Of course, SO as a community knows this and > does seem to care about closing these questions actively, but it still > persists.) > > Along with the reasons TreKing mentioned, you might also consider that > over time a large knowledge base of Android answers has accumulated, > meaning that new questions are less frequent. (Possible counterpoint: > the API is always changing.) I think the big reason things have > dropped off is that the most valuable answers were given by > Android/Google's staff, who don't post as frequently. Some still post > on other lists, e.g., `android-platform` or > `android-security-discuss`. > > Kris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
