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We still need developer communities

Ryan welcomes Mike Swift, co-founder and CEO of Major League Hacking, to the show to chat about the never-ending need for software developer communities and entry points into programming; MHL’s recent acquisition of DEV and how they’re creating a place for shared knowledge, building, and publishing; and why now is the best time to be both an artisan and a builder in a world with AI software development tools.

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What’s new at Stack Overflow: March 2026

All that's new on Stack Overflow last month, including the redesigned Stack Overflow now available in beta and open-ended questions now available to all users, plus a shoutout to the community members earning the Populist badge.

What’s new at Stack Overflow: February 2026

This month, we’ve launched several improvements to AI Assist, opened Chat to all users on Stack Overflow, launched custom badges across the network, and launched one of the first community-authored coding challenges.

What’s new at Stack Overflow: January 2026

For this first edition of the new year, we’re taking a step back to highlight some of the most impactful features shipped over the last year and how they can help you start 2026 strong.

Your 2025 Stacked: A year of knowledge, community, and impact

From tough questions to standout answers, your team built a lot in 2025. Your 2025 Stacked brings those contributions together in one shareable snapshot—celebrating the people, posts, and topics that defined your year in Stack Internal.

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How everyone and anyone can use AI for good

There are big hitters in the AI space that use this tech for humanitarian and environmental good—from start-ups fighting climate change to voice recognition experts diagnosing diseases. But you don't need to be backed by AWS or Microsoft to do good. In part two of this series, we dive into how anyone can use AI for good.

Is anyone using AI for good?

In a world where AI is replacing human workers, using up energy and water, and deepening disconnect, is AI for humanitarian good even possible? The answer is yes. In the first part of this two-part series, we're taking a look at just a few AI do-gooders and what they're doing to fight climate change, make healthcare more accessible, and help their communities.

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An AI agent opened a store in San Francisco. Then it forgot the staff

Yes, you can indeed buy books about atomic bombs at this AI-run store.

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These fifth graders vibe coded a real-world Braille tool — and wowed their Microsoft teacher

The children really ARE our future.

techcrunch.com

Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive

Some of the greatest gems in recording history were just sitting in some guy's garage.

mceglowski.substack.com

Let's talk space toilets!

The best strategy for number two in space is to just not do it.

perthirtysix.com

The physics of GPS

All those satellites just for you to miss your exit AGAIN.

rdi.berkeley.edu

How we broke top AI agent benchmarks and what comes next

Now we need benchmarks for testing how exploitable top benchmarks are.

essays.johnloeber.com

Bring back idiomatic design

All the fancy passkeys and FaceID in the world can never replace the pleasure of selecting “Keep me signed in.”

bcantrill.dtrace.org

The peril of laziness lost

The 10x developer is a blasphemy against the developer virtue of laziness.

aftermath.site

A love letter to 'girl games'

Now that "girl games" are historically important, you can admit you played dress up Sims as a kid.

addyosmani.com

Comprehension debt: the hidden cost of AI generated code

There is no replacement for actually understanding your code.

spencermortensen.com

Email address obfuscation: What works in 2026?

Spammers, try to find my email now!

readonlymemo.com

How ReXGlue is bringing the Xbox 360 into the static recompilation era

Now you can play Halo 3 in all its original low-poly glory.

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Issue 326: AI can't take away our indomitable human spirit

Anybody feeling wow’ed by the indomitable human spirit lately? From children building apps for the blind to community-funded startups to humans learning new skills at any time in their lives, this Overflow is packed with stories that’ll restore at least some of your faith in humanity. On the pod, we’re joined by Runpod’s Zhen Lu to talk about going to your community instead of VCs when building developer tools. Red Hat’s Stephen Watt, from their Office of the CTO, sat down with us to talk digital sovereignty in a world of AI, and what it would look like to leave nobody behind in the race to sovereign AI. And we still care about humans over here at Stack. We’ve got the story on why AI hasn’t replaced human expertise and why it matters for how you buy for and run your business. Plus, we need a little bit of your human expertise ourselves in our latest Stack Overflow Knows survey. From the web, we’ve got stories on failing AI storefronts (the AI forgot to hire real people to run the store), vibe-coding fifth-graders (they created a Braille tool to help people who are blind), Internet Archive’s new database of rare concert records (everything from Nirvana to Neutral Milk Hotel), and toilets in space (we’ll just let you read that one yourself). And nothing speaks to the indomitable human spirit quite like our never-ending journey for knowledge. How can we take constructive criticism less personally? What happens to our writings—and their copyrights—after we shuffle off this mortal coil? What does it mean to be a coding beginner in a world of AI? We have all those faith-in-humanity-restoring links and more ready for you down below.

Issue 323: Where have all the coders gone?

There’s a new sheriff in the wild west of AI…actually, it’s the same sheriff, just for agentic workflows. Authentication, security, and privacy are wearing a shiny new badge in this here wild, wild west, and they’re saying that this town ain’t big enough for AI bugs and security threats. On the pod, 1Password’s Nancy Wang chatted about bringing robust credential governance to the AI agent ring, and the implications of giving your bot the password you use for all your accounts. Gee Rittenhouse from AWS Security sat down with us to explore multi-stage attacks and how AI is both helping and hurting cybersecurity efforts. And as you know, good security starts with good code, which is why we’ve got a blog on actually good coding guidelines for AI (and people too). Beyond the blog, the internet is hopping on its horse and heading out onto that dusty road. While one outlaw dev is modding a callbox so it works on Apple Home, another deputy is trying to round up all the AI apps just to find out…there aren’t many. Now, we won’t let you be a lone rider high-tailing it out of this Overflow—take a few Q&As with you to keep you company on the vast plains of the internet. How mean was it to say “pluck you” in the 1800s? Are y’all saying the “r” in February, or are we in the wrong? What do you reckon was the big deal with that Intel CPU bug in the 90s? Well, we’re your huckleberry, because we’ve got all those links and more ready for you…just mosey down south.