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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.
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
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 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 252: a conversation on diversity and representation
A conversation with the co-chairs of Stack Overflow's Black and Brown affinity group.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
The Overflow #27: A simulation
June 2020 Welcome to ISSUE #27 of the Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams at Netlify. Hot town, summer in the city. TypeScript past and future, shopping for sweaters for absolute zero, and the security implications of copy and paste. From the…
How does spam protection work on Stack Exchange?
If you put a textbox on the Internet, someone will put spam in it. If you put a textbox on a site that gets millions of hits a day, lots of someones will put lots of spam in it. So Stack Exchange uses multiple layers to block all the spam coming in.
Is it time to give Drupal another look?
For many people discussion of content management systems raises unpleasant specters of the early 2000s. But while CMS platforms may not feel like the shiniest new tech on the block, they still have a lot to offer, and they've evolved in ways that might surprise you. Let's talk about Drupal, a 20 year old open source project that still manages to be on the leading edge of the CMS world.
Navigation or forgetfulness? On finding purple links in your search
We found that when you find that the top link is purple—that is, already clicked—52% of you think, “Hello, old friend.” But another 14% see that purple link with irritation and another 16% see it with amusement. There are basically two things going on here: navigational search and memory imperfections. This article will explore some of the research around both of them.
The Overflow #26: The next right thing
June 2020 Welcome to ISSUE #26 of the Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams at Netlify. This week, what we’re doing to fight systemic racism, social distancing’s effect on other diseases, and racial bias in machine learning. From the blog Steps Stack…
Saying thanks: testing a new Reactions feature
We’ve heard from our users that the inability to say “thank you” is frustrating—especially for new users who don’t have enough reputation to upvote or comment. Even when users gain these privileges, they still want to say “thanks.”
Lisa Park
Product Designer