Stack Overflow released a mobile app today for iOS and Android:
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I've asked/answered questions on SO where discussions have continued after I've been away from my desk. I've used the app in the past for commenting or probing for more info - I will definitely use the new one.
Can't say I'd use it to actually ASK a question, though; adding code samples would be a nightmare.
I agree. It usually takes me like half an hour just to format a question correctly on a computer--can't imagine what it would be like on a phone. But often the back-and-forth in the comments is just like that of any other social media website.
Our traffic on dev.to is more than half mobile. It's a different space than Stack Overflow, but any notions that developers spend most of their computer time on their laptops is false. Mobile is huge in our industry too.
I think it could have been the perfect scenario for a Progressive Web App. The guys at Stack Exchange missed a great chance IMO.
Developers are already full of apps they have to track, update and learn. Another one, with its own separate context, does nothing but adding more noise.