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.
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.
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.