Ben Popper, Stack Overflow Blog

podcast August 14, 2020

Podcast 260: Silicon Valley Exodus

The center of gravity for software is shifting. Tik Tok is a Chinese-born, consumer-facing, global hit. Meanwhile, developers are fleeing San Francisco as the pandemic rages on.

Ben Popper Director of Content

podcast August 11, 2020

Podcast 259: from web comics to React core with Rachel Nabors

From a manga punk Drupal site to herding the cats of the React community.

Ben Popper Director of Content

podcast August 7, 2020

Podcast 258: why are you coding in bed?

Supine software is the new normal.

Ben Popper Director of Content

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code-for-a-living August 6, 2020

The key components for building a React community

The React community grew organically thanks to its instant popularity. Here's how the folks shepherding that community ensure that everyone who wants to contribute is welcome to.

Ryan Donovan and Ben Popper

podcast 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.

Ben Popper Director of Content

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podcast 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.

Ben Popper and Ryan Donovan

code-for-a-living 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...

Ben Popper Director of Content

July 27, 2020

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

podcast July 24, 2020

Podcast 255: Forming new habits with 100 Days of Code

I'm going to practice that new language, right after dinner, and this tv show, and just before bed...

Ben Popper Director of Content

podcast July 21, 2020

Podcast 254: Code Newbie talks education and community on the web

What's the overlap between a four-year CS degree and the skills you actually need to land your first coding job?

Ben Popper Director of Content

podcast July 17, 2020

Podcast 253: is Scrum making you a worse engineer?

A great version of agile methodology won't help if you're applying it wrong.

Ben Popper Director of Content