What’s the worst bug you’ve ever dealt with?
We chat about quantum computing, the worst bugs we've seen, and why CSS is such a plate of scrambled eggs.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Code for a Living
We’re here to help developers at every stage of their careers.
Why Sencha is moving its support forums to Stack Overflow
One way to scale support for a product is to invest in the community already asking and answering questions about your technology on Stack Overflow.
My Most Embarrassing Mistakes as a Programmer (so far)
As a computer science professor, I encourage students to learn from mistakes, whether their own, mine, or famous examples. I feel it’s time to shine a light on my own mistakes to keep myself humble and in the hope that someone can learn from them.
Stack Overflow Podcast #126 – The Pros and Cons of Programming with ADHD
Learn about the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, a fake boyfriend app, and how to stay productive while working from home.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
The puzzle masters behind Facebook’s Hacker Cup explain how they craft questions
We go behind the scenes with two developers who create the coding questions for the annual Hacker Cup.
Why Devs (Should) Like Estimates
The impetus to provide an estimate for development work most often comes from non-developer stakeholders in your organization. Learning to do it well can improve collaboration and coordination across departments, making everyone happier and more productive.
Yaakov Ellis
Principal Web Developer & Community Advocate
Ben Popper is the Worst Coder In The World – by Ben Popper
A black belt is just a white belt who never quits. How bad could I possibly be at this stuff?
Ben Popper
Director of Content
The Stack Overflow Podcast – Episode #125: ‘Tilde Club’ and Mechanical Keyboards
We talk Tilde Club and bitcoin spam, then go deep on mechanical keyboards with Cassidy Williams.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
IMHO: The Mythical Fullstack Engineer
This is the first in an ongoing series from developers expressing their opinions on various topics in the software engineering and computer science world. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the author. If you disagree, drop a comment and let us know your take—respectfully, of course. I suspect that a lot of people…
Ryland Goldstein
Head of Product at Temporal
C++ Creator Bjarne Stroustrup Answers Our Top Five C++ Questions
Mariel Frank and Sonny Li, authors of Codecademy’s Learn C++ course, recently got a chance to interview with Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++. As part of the interview, he answered the highest voted C++ questions on Stack Overflow. While the whole interview is worth a read, Codecademy has generously allowed us to republish…
Sonny Li
Senior Curriculum Developer, Codecademy
Lessons from Design School for Software Engineers
When I graduated from college back in 2014, I did so with two bachelor’s degrees, one in computer science and the other in design. I originally chose design because I wanted to learn the necessary design skills in order to improve the usability and appearance of my personal projects. While I originally joined the program…
Iheanyi Ekechukwu
Senior Software Engineer, GitHub