Coding Assistants Concentrate Knowledge Into Private Silos

A Jan 2026 blog essay argues that coding assistants are redirecting public programming knowledge into private data silos as users stop posting on forums like Stack Overflow. It says popular LLMs will gain a feedback loop—more use provides richer training data—causing platform-specific expertise, regional pricing, and employer-mandated subscriptions. The author warns this enclosure reduces publicly available solutions and advantages large proprietary providers over open-source alternatives.