The complete beginners guide to dynamic programming
Dynamic programming isn't about design patterns; it's a way of thinking that breaks down a problem into individual components.
Psychological safety is critical for high-performing teams
An introduction to psychological safety and ways to evaluate the level of safety in your organization.
Lori Colston
Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Former
Keeping technologists in the flow state
It’s hard to believe we’re already four weeks into the New Year, especially as everything we have to celebrate from 2021 is still fresh in my mind.
Securing the data in your online code repository is a shared responsibility
What would you do if your code repositories suddenly stopped working?
Here’s how Stack Overflow users responded to Log4Shell, the Log4j vulnerability affecting almost everyone
When the Log4j security issue was disclosed, developers came looking for answers. We took a look at our site data around it.
David Gibson
Staff, Data Analytics and Insights
Plan for tradeoffs: You can’t optimize all software quality attributes
An essential part of requirements analysis is understanding which quality characteristics are the most important so that designers can address them appropriately.
Stack Gives Back 2021
One of our most loved traditions is Stack Gives Back. Every year since 2009, we've surveyed Stack Exchange moderators about charities they would like to support and then donated $100 on behalf of each moderator.
Juan M
Manager, Community Management Team - Former
The Great Resignation is here. What does that mean for developers?
Nearly two years into the pandemic, many Americans are reevaluating their relationship with work.
Eira May
Content Writer
The Bash is over, but the season lives a little longer
As most of us transition from one season to another, be it summer to autumn or winter to spring, we wanted to take a look back at how this year’s Winter Bash went for everyone.
Favor real dependencies for unit testing
Which dependencies should be present in your code base? This article suggests an answer to that question.
700,000 lines of code, 20 years, and one developer: How Dwarf Fortress is built
Dwarf Fortress is one of those oddball passion projects that’s broken into Internet consciousness. It’s a free game where you play either an adventurer or a fortress full of dwarves in a randomly generated fantasy world. The simulation runs deep, with new games creating multiple civilizations with histories, mythologies, and artifacts. I reached out to him to see how he’s managed a single, growing codebase over 15+ years, the perils of pathing, and debugging dead cats. Our conversation below has been edited for clarity.
