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community June 25, 2021

Unpacking the user research behind Collectives™

We spent over a hundred hours in 1-on-1 interviews and collected thousands of survey responses to better understand what our community and customers wanted to see in this product. This feedback shaped everything from naming to moderation, and helped us evolve and iterate the concept into what it is today.

Ben Popper and Mithila Fox

community June 7, 2021

Most developers believe blockchain technology is a game changer

But a little over one third disagree, viewing blockchain as mostly hype

Ben Popper and David Gibson

community May 25, 2021

The 2021 Developer Survey is now open!

The 2021 Developer Survey is ready for your input.

Ryan Donovan

community April 23, 2021

The Loop: Our Community & Public Platform Roadmap for Q2 2021

Here's where the Community platform is going this quarter. Spoiler: We’re taking on a lot of big projects.

Des Darilek and Sara Chipps

community April 19, 2021

How often do people actually copy and paste from Stack Overflow? Now we know.

April Fool's may be over, but once we set up a system to react every time someone typed Command+C, we realized there was also an opportunity to learn about how people use our site. Here’s what we found.

Ben Popper and David Gibson

community April 12, 2021

Stack Overflow badges explained

Badges have been around since the beginning of Stack Overflow. But what badges do we have, and how did they come about in the first place?

Medi Madelen Gwosdz Content Strategist - Former

community February 4, 2021

Stack Gives Back 2020

We continue our yearly tradition to donate $100 per moderator towards a charity that helps those in need. We look forward to a strong year and take the time to thank our volunteer moderators for their wonderful contributions. Let’s make this one to remember!

Juan M Manager, Community Management Team

community January 28, 2021

The Loop: Our Community & Public Platform strategy & roadmap for Q1 2021

We've got big things planned. And small things. So much stuff. Check it out!

Sara Chipps and Des Darilek

community January 5, 2021

Ciao Winter Bash 2020!

Winter Bash 2020 has come to an end. While we’re packing the hats into boxes to put them back on the shelf for next year, let’s take a look at a few hat-wearing avatars that brought a smile to our faces. Catija Rory Alsop Snow Adrian Mole Tsundoku Those are just a few. Check them…

Nicolas Chabanovskii Community Manager

community December 18, 2020

The Loop: A community health indicator

As the number of users grows and we improve our site engine, the social aspect of the network becomes more complicated. With all this social complexity, the CM team must daily answer one simple question: Is the community healthy?

Nicolas Chabanovskii Community Manager

community December 15, 2020

Hat season is on its way! Join us for Winter Bash 2020

2020 was not an easy year for anyone in the world. As we do with someone who has overstayed their welcome at a party, let's signal that it's time for 2020 to leave... by wearing hats!

Nicolas Chabanovskii Community Manager