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Context: The advent of Large Language Model-driven tools like ChatGPT offers software engineers an interactive alternative to community question-answering (CQA) platforms like Stack Overflow. While Stack Overflow provides benefits from the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-10-01 Mohammed Mehedi Hasan , Mahady Hasan , Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz , Jannat Un Nayeem Iqra

Q&A platforms have been crucial for the online help-seeking behavior of programmers. However, the recent popularity of ChatGPT is altering this trend. Despite this popularity, no comprehensive study has been conducted to evaluate the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-05-22 Samia Kabir , David N. Udo-Imeh , Bonan Kou , Tianyi Zhang

Since its release in November 2022, ChatGPT has shaken up Stack Overflow, the premier platform for developers queries on programming and software development. Demonstrating an ability to generate instant, human-like responses to technical…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-10 Leuson Da Silva , Jordan Samhi , Foutse Khomh

Stack Overflow and other similar forums are used commonly by developers to seek answers for their software development as well as privacy-related concerns. Recently, ChatGPT has been used as an alternative to generate code or produce…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-06-13 Zack Delile , Sean Radel , Joe Godinez , Garrett Engstrom , Theo Brucker , Kenzie Young , Sepideh Ghanavati

Programmers often seek help from Q\&A websites to resolve issues they encounter during programming. Stack Overflow has been a widely used platform for this purpose for over a decade. Recently, revolutionary AI-powered platforms like ChatGPT…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-08-29 Jinrun Liu , Xinyu Tang , Linlin Li , Panpan Chen , Yepang Liu

Large language models like ChatGPT efficiently provide users with information about various topics, presenting a potential substitute for searching the web and asking people for help online. But since users interact privately with the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-02-11 Maria del Rio-Chanona , Nadzeya Laurentsyeva , Johannes Wachs

Wikipedia is one of the most popular websites in the world, serving as a major source of information and learning resource for millions of users worldwide. While motivations for its usage vary, prior research suggests shallow information…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-05-30 Neal Reeves , Wenjie Yin , Elena Simperl

Stack Overflow, the world's largest software Q&A (SQA) website, is facing a significant traffic drop due to the emergence of generative AI techniques. ChatGPT is banned by Stack Overflow after only 6 days from its release. The main reason…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Bowen Xu , Thanh-Dat Nguyen , Thanh Le-Cong , Thong Hoang , Jiakun Liu , Kisub Kim , Chen Gong , Changan Niu , Chenyu Wang , Bach Le , David Lo

This paper illustrates how generative AI could give opportunities for big productivity gains but also opens up questions about the impact of these new powerful technologies on the way we work and share knowledge. More specifically, we…

General Economics · Economics 2023-08-25 Quentin Gallea

Stack Overflow is a popular Q&A platform where users ask technical questions and receive answers from a community of experts. Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of answers generated by ChatGPT, which can lead to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-05 Suyu Ma , Chunyang Chen , Hourieh Khalajzadeh , John Grundy

Ever since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, a rising concern is whether ChatGPT will replace programmers and kill jobs. Motivated by this widespread concern, we conducted an empirical study to systematically compare ChatGPT against…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-10-04 Md Mahir Asef Kabir , Sk Adnan Hassan , Xiaoyin Wang , Ying Wang , Hai Yu , Na Meng

Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, an increasing number of ChatGPT-related projects are being published on GitHub, sparking widespread discussions. However, GitHub does not provide a detailed classification of these projects to help users…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Zheng Lin , Neng Zhang , Chao Liu , Zibin Zheng

Question-and-answer platforms such as Stack Overflow are an important way for software developers to share and retrieve knowledge. However, reusing poorly understood code can lead to serious problems, such as bugs or security…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-16 Kathrin Figl , Maria Kirchner , Sebastian Baltes , Michael Felderer

Software engineers have historically relied on human-powered Q&A platforms like Stack Overflow (SO) as coding aids. With the rise of generative AI, developers have started to adopt AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, in their software development…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-02-24 Jiachen Li , Elizabeth Mynatt , Varun Mishra , Jonathan Bell

ChatGPT has significantly impacted software development practices, providing substantial assistance to developers in a variety of tasks, including coding, testing, and debugging. Despite its widespread adoption, the impact of ChatGPT as an…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-18 Huizi Hao , Kazi Amit Hasan , Hong Qin , Marcos Macedo , Yuan Tian , Steven H. H. Ding , Ahmed E. Hassan

Advanced large language models like ChatGPT have gained considerable attention recently, including among students. However, while the debate on ChatGPT in academia is making waves, more understanding is needed among lecturers and teachers…

Applications · Statistics 2023-03-10 Anna-Carolina Haensch , Sarah Ball , Markus Herklotz , Frauke Kreuter

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have shown the potential to assist developers with coding and debugging tasks. However, their role in collaborative issue resolution is underexplored. In this study, we analyzed 1,152…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Joy Krishan Das , Saikat Mondal , Chanchal K. Roy

In today's modern digital world, we have a number of online Question and Answer platforms like Stack Exchange, Quora, and GFG that serve as a medium for people to communicate and help each other. In this paper, we analyzed the effectiveness…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-08-24 Aneesh Tickoo , Shweta Chauhan , Gagan Raj Gupta

The advent of ChatGPT, a large language model-powered chatbot, has prompted questions about its potential implications for traditional search engines. In this study, we investigate the differences in user behavior when employing search…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-07-04 Ruiyun Xu , Yue Feng , Hailiang Chen

Since its launch, ChatGPT has achieved remarkable success as a versatile conversational AI platform, drawing millions of users worldwide and garnering widespread recognition across academic, industrial, and general communities. This paper…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Yuyang Deng , Ni Zhao , Xin Huang
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