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Issue 294: Class is back in session with Prof. Stack

You must have hit 88mph in your DeLorean, because this week we're taking you back. And by "back" we mean back to school. Whether you or someone in your life is learning to code, we've got everything you'll need for back to school ready for you on the blog. We aren't sending you back alone though. Our very own Stack Overflow developers are joining you, and they have plenty of tips and tricks to share for student developers. Plus, we asked Jeffrey van Gogh from the Kotlin Foundation to go back in time on the pod to tell us all about the evolution of the Kotlin language and how it goes beyond just Android. XX Great Scott! Those aren't the only blasts from the past we have for you this issue. From the web, we have a look back on original home computers and ye olde robots from history. Claude Code is getting in on the nostalgia too—we have a story on resurrecting old QIC-80 tapes using AI. But don't get too trusting of AI, now. We've got a question from the gaming site on double-crossing quest givers. Learn from them and you might keep yourself from getting Ex Machina'd. Speaking of fighting AI overlords, we've also got a story from the web on how one tech writer is "poisoning the well" of his article data. XX Alright, get into the DeLorean, it's time to go back to the future...or at least the present. Once you get those 1.21 gigawatts of lightning on yourself, be sure to check out our pod episode with Kylan Gibbs from Inworld on implementing AI for consumer goods like gaming. Plus, there's no time like the present to ponder the existence of free will, if cats would be our natural predators if we were five-inches tall, and if a working clock that is occasionally wrong is really the opposite of a broken clock, metaphorically speaking. We've got the answers for you, here and now, down in the links below.

Issue 293: Write the code you want to see in the world

This week, we're talking a lot about open-source, and remembering what MJ said—if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at some open-source code and make that...CHANGE! We've got two open-source founders on the pod this week. We're joined by the creator of Svelte, Rich Harris, to talk about web frameworks and their dirty little secrets. Plus, the creator of NumPy and SciPy, Travis Oliphant, also sat down with us to chat about the development of Python as a data science tool. And if these two convos don't have you itching to join in on the open-source fun, we have a story from the web about the millions of one-person open-source projects in the world that will surely light a fire under you. XX And we're looking to be the change we want to see, too. On the blog, we shared how we're making a better future for our communities with part one of how we moved our public sites to the cloud. And for a little inspiration, we've also got a pod episode with Darko Mesaroš, Principal Developer Advocate at AWS, about the history of technologies and breakthroughs that made software development more powerful. And if you're a leader thinking about making that change on your teams, we've got a blog about the power of continuous learning at work. XX Looking for more? We've got everything you could want, like stories from the web about German Strings and uncertainty, or questions on metaphysics and orange sharks. Links are all down below.

Issue 292: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's AI!

We're keeping it light this week...and by light, we mean we're pondering our existence and thinking about AI defense robots. That's light in a sort of "light as air" way, right? On the pod Nathan Michael, CTO at Shield AI, answered our burning questions, like if they're building terminators for the government. We've also got Tuhin Srivastava from Baseten on the pod to share with us about how AI is transforming the GPU game. If either of those have you worrying a bit about the future, maybe it'd be a good time to hop over to our Philosophy sites to read the answer to this questions: Why is life considered worth preserving? XX Okay, we'll lighten up. If you're thinking about the future in a more career-oriented way, we've got a blog piece for you on how great architects keep their ideas in order through documents. Plus, Morgan Stanley is thinking about the future as a chance to upskill their people through experiential learning, as shared with us by Senior Learning Specialist Christina Dacauaziliqua on Leaders of Code. And at the very least, the future is bright here at Stack Overflow—our latest research roadmap outlines how we're keeping our community strong this fall. XX See, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's like discovering the alternate ending to our favorite princess movie wasn't made up in our head, like one user did on the Movies site. Even a NEET of 15 years can find hope for fruitful employment, like another user did on the Workplace site. We've even got busy beaver hunters still trying to find that infinitely large sixth number, even if it would be impossible to write down. And if you're still feeling a bit pessimistic, just know that every bubble will pop, and you can always buy a burner phone. Both those stories, and the rest of them, are down in the links below.

Issue 291: Do you have a moment to chat about Chat?

This week, we've got quite a few interesting chats for you—and no, we don't just mean GPT-5. Chat on Stack Overflow is getting a big revamp, and we're sharing the first look of what's to come. On the pod, Wenjing Zhang and Caleb Johnson from LinkedIn's engineering teams chatted with us about semantic search and AI for job seekers. We're fans of Vue.js over here; all our marketing sites use it. For the Vue-heads like us out there, be sure to give our chat with Evan You about the future of Vue a listen. XX If you're not tired of reading the word "chat" yet, we've got a story from the web on parasocial relationships and how they affected the GPT-5 update. Speaking of AI updates, they've got us wondering: is Claude going to be smarter than us soon? We've got a link covering the IQ scores for different AI models, so if you're curious, you can see how you rank. But don't worry, even if the bots got into MENSA before you, we've got another piece to remind you that you're still funnier than them, and isn't that what really matters? XX If the IQ of your favorite LLM has you motivated to get your knowledge up, we've got plenty of factoids and answers for you this week. We'd like to see a bot come up with a creative answer for why there was a child at the Jurassic Park dig site or think of something really funny to laser engrave on a spaceship. Learn about both and more at the links below before AI gets there first.

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