#StackOverflowKnows Archives

stackoverflowknows October 11, 2021

Shift to remote work prompted more cybersecurity questions than any breach

For this edition of Stack Overflow Knows, we did a deep dive into cybersecurity topics across Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange sites to spotlight trends and reflect on how conversations are evolving within the developer and technical community.

David Gibson Senior Data Analyst

stackoverflowknows September 2, 2021

Pandemic lockdowns accelerated cloud migration by three to four years

The number of questions across Stack Overflow surged, and new research solidifies this trend.

David Gibson and Ben Popper

stackoverflowknows 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

stackoverflowknows March 13, 2020

This week, #StackOverflowKnows molecule rings, infected laptops, and HMAC limits

These may be uncertain times, so we’ve all got questions. And on Stack Overflow and our exchanges, we’ve got a ton of great questions with fantastic answers. This week, we compare SSH with HTTPS, practice good document hygiene, and wonder if it would be dark inside the sun. Why is SSH safer than HTTPS on…

Ryan Donovan

stackoverflowknows February 28, 2020

This week, #StackOverflowKnows outlaw wifi, GPU weakness, and neutrinos per second

Time is on the March and we are ready to Spring into action (you see what we did there). And that means we’re planting a new crop of questions for you. This week, we look at the billions of neutrinos streaming through your body, why telegraphs used STOP instead of punctuation, and the asteroids that…

Ryan Donovan

stackoverflowknows February 14, 2020

This week, #StackOverflowKnows fast planes, math with dates, and code comments

Happy mandated romance day, dear reader. While we forgot to get you a card and ate all the chocolates, we are ready to pop the question. A few questions actually. This week, we’ve got comments on code comments, bad math as the basis for good math, and concerns that your personal keyboard could be stealing…

Ryan Donovan

stackoverflowknows January 3, 2020

This Week #StackOverflowKnows Parties With Introverts, Perfect Cookie Ratio, and Harmless !-Habits

Even over the holidays Stack Overflow and the Exchange sites are buzzing with some great questions and answers. In this edition, you can stick to your new year’s resolutions but still think about the perfect cookie, learn how to seat introverts at parties, and explain your last defeat at chess mathematically. Can I make leading…

Medi Madelen Gwosdz Content Strategist - Former

stackoverflowknows December 20, 2019

This Week #StackOverflowKnows Magic Constants, Using the Force, and Paper Maps

Once again, it’s time for our bi-weekly roundup of questions that caught our eyes. But we’re not the only eyes out there. So give attention to a great question and/or answer by tweeting it with the tag #StackOverflowKnows and we’ll consider them for future installments of this series. Where do “magic” hashing constants like 0x9e3779b9…

Ryan Donovan

stackoverflowknows December 6, 2019

This Week #StackOverflowKnows About Infinity, Internet-Speak, and Password Storage

We’re introducing this bi-weekly roundup of questions from around the network with the tag #StackOverflowKnows. Share yours on twitter.

Ryan Donovan