That's partly why. I remember they did some change of ownership or something that caused the content to start sucking. 

I wonder why stack overflow isn't where you go anymore. I find myself there somewhat frequently, but it's usually to look at an old question with old answers. 

Scoresby

I don't read it a "lot more". I read it now and again, and yes, this is usually because a search engine somewhere has bumped it up to the top. Formerly, as in probably 7-8 years ago, I was reading more stack overflow and tech republic for the kinds of things that now show up on reddit.

mostly_harmless

Why You Are Reading Reddit a Lot More These Days - nymag

I don't read it a "lot more". I read it now and again, and yes, this is usually because a search engine somewhere has bumped it up to the top. Formerly, as in probably 7-8 years ago, I was reading more stack overflow and tech republic for the kinds of things that now show up on reddit. 