Getting started with contributing to open source
It can be intimidating to start contributing to an open source project. But with a little research and planning, you can be a valuable part of your favorite open source software.
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The Overflow #32: The state of pixel perfection
July 2020 Welcome to ISSUE #32 of the Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams at Netlify. Come check out our Q3 Community Roadmap, the dustbin for email addresses, and a DIY smart air conditioner unit. From the blog Linters aren’t in your…
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Our Series E Funding – An Inflection Point to Accelerate the Realization of our Mission
This is my third in a series of quarterly CEO blog posts. I'm excited to share some very positive updates.
Full data set for the 2020 Developer Survey now available!
We love to learn about what moves developers and technical workers. That’s why each year, we ask the tech community about their jobs, their tools, and their aspirations. We also love open source, so since 2011, we’ve made the raw data set available for you to explore! We’re happy to announce that this year’s raw…
Ben Popper
Director of Content
The Stack Overflow Podcast is a weekly conversation about working in software development, learning to code, and the art and culture of computer programming.
August 4, 2020
Podcast 257: a few of our favorite haxx
From the Samy Worm to WannaCry, we chat about a decade worth of security snafus.
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July 30, 2020
Java at 25: Features that made an impact and a look to the future
I asked Georges Saab, Vice President of Software Development at Oracle’s Java Platform Group what changes to Java made the most impact and what upcoming features he believes will have a real affect on its future. Here’s some of the features that Saab feels made the language proliferate and a few that will keep it enduring.
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July 29, 2020
Podcast – 25 Years of Java: the past to the present
From an idea for interactive set-top boxes to running 45 billion virtual machines across the globe, Java has come a long way over the last quarter century.
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July 28, 2020
Podcast 256: You down with GPT-3? Yeah you know me!
Just tell the nice AI what you want to see, and watch the code magically appear...
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The perils of impersonation tooling
On Wednesday, July 15th, a bitcoin scam hit Twitter. Celebrities such as Elon Musk, Barack Obama, and Bill Gates appeared to tweet out a message that promised to return double the amount of bitcoin sent to a specific wallet. It wasn’t a spontaneous and simultaneous act of generosity, it was a scam. At this point,…
The Overflow #31: Fresh data
July 2020 Welcome to ISSUE #31 of the Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams at Netlify. This week, we’re chatting about diversity at Stack Overflow, wondering whether it’s wise to use your face as a password, and exploring the origin story of…
The Loop: Our Community Roadmap for Q3 2020
This quarter, we tried something new for the Community Team roadmap and worked through every idea the community team had in an initial planning session. Here's what made the cut for Q3.
Sara Chipps
Director of Product, Community
Linters aren’t in your way. They’re on your side
Traditionally, linters make sure your code is clean and easy for teammates to read. They check for errors, bugs, style, and more. While they are more prevalent in dynamic/interpreted languages, they are not limited to them. Getting code as tidy as possible is the goal, but linters can also take some time getting used to, be a distraction, and might even be impossible to introduce to old, large code bases. We look at why they might still be worth your time.
Medi Madelen Gwosdz
Content Strategist
The Overflow #30: Goodwill hunting
July 2020 Welcome to ISSUE #30 of the Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams at Netlify. For your consideration, lessons learned from flunking code screenings, gas in a chips bag, and data getting to the bottom of the women’s tops on Goodwill.com.…
How the medical sciences exchange helped me with med school
As a 2nd year medical student, I was beginning an intense period of independent study for our first licensing exam (Step 1) when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in April. Studying for this test meant that I had less structured time for volunteering, so I wanted to find a way to contribute to the pandemic effort…
Tales from documentation: Write for your clueless users
When you're documenting anything technical, it's easy to forget what it's like being ignorant of how the software works, especially if you built the thing.
