Articles by Jon Chan

Developer

New York City

Jon is a developer on the Developer Affinity and Growth team at Stack Overflow. He's also the founder of [Bento](https://www.bento.io/), a tech education site for self-taught developers. He frequently speaks on product development, tech education, and diversity.

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The Best Resources for Learning Swift

by Jon Chan on August 29, 2017

Like choosing a college major, making the choice about what kind of developer you want to be—and, subsequently, which skills will best equip you to succeed on that career path—isn’t...

How to Tell if You Should Work as a Developer for a Big Company

by Jon Chan on August 28, 2017

When developers are deciding between job offers, one factor they’ll consider is size of the company. Should they, for instance, work for a young startup or a more established organization? A...

How to Leverage Your Development Side Hustle Into a Full-time Gig

by Jon Chan on August 21, 2017

There are lots of reasons to have personal projects: learning a new language, bringing in some extra income, or even just exploring personal interests. Having a side hustle can also...

How We Built Our Blog

by Jon Chan on July 2, 2015

Yesterday, we announced the redesign of our blog and the addition of our engineering channel. This is the first post related to engineering detailing a walkthrough of what we’ve built,...

The New Stack Exchange Blog

by Jon Chan on July 1, 2015

Today, we’re proud to announce the new Stack Exchange blog, all shiny and new! It’s been six to eight weeks in the making and we’re really happy our community can...