The Overflow #182: Self-healing code

Coding with ADHD, false proofs, and tech debt. The post The Overflow #182: Self-healing code appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Pair programing? We peek under the hood of Duet, Google’s coding assistant. (Ep. 580)

We sit down the PM behind Google Duet to discuss how it was made and how it aims to help, but not replace, developers. The post Pair programing? We peek under the hood of Duet, Google’s coding assistant. (Ep. 580) appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Hype or not? AI’s benefits for developers explored in the 2023 Developer Survey

For this year’s developer survey, we added new questions to gain insight into the real sentiments behind this year’s surge in AI popularity. Is AI making a real impact in the way developers work or is it all hype? This article will recap some of the top insights, but check out St … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

2023 Developer Survey results are in: the latest trends in technology and work from the Stack Overflow community

The tech that's hot or not, and how work is changing. The post 2023 Developer Survey results are in: the latest trends in technology and work from the Stack Overflow community appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Hype or not? AI’s benefits for developers explored in the 2023 Developer Survey

For this year’s developer survey, we added new questions to gain insight into the real sentiments behind this year’s surge in AI popularity. Is AI making a real impact in the way developers work or is it all hype? This article will recap some of the top insights, but check out St … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The meeting that changed how we build software (Ep. 579)

Jim Highsmith, an original signatory on the Agile Manifesto, tells Ben and Ryan about what software development looked like at the time of the Apollo program, the evolution of user interface, and the meeting where “17 adventurous techies changed the world.” The post The meeting t … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The Overflow #181: More on our AI future

Our new Code of Conduct, lie or fired, and email is not forever. The post The Overflow #181: More on our AI future appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Chatting with Apple at WWDC: Macros in Swift and the new visionOS

Today is a special episode recorded at Apple’s campus in Cupertino as part of this year’s WWDC. We got the chance to sit down with the folks who help to build Apple’s developer tools and discuss their newest releases, plus a hint of how they hope developers will create apps for t … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

How to keep your new tool from gathering dust

If you’re thinking about rolling out a new tool to your team, you should also be thinking about how to get colleagues and management on board, how to embed that tool in your everyday workflows, and how to assess whether it’s working as it should. Tech that solves human problems n … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Self-healing code is the future of software development

Developers love automating solutions to their problems, and with the rise of generative AI, this concept is likely to be applied to both the creation, maintenance, and the improvement of code at an entirely new level. The post Self-healing code is the future of software developme … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

MosaicML: Deep learning models for sale, all shapes and sizes (Ep. 577)

Ben and Ryan talk with Jonathan Frankle and Abhinav Venigalla of MosaicML, a startup trying to make deep learning and generative AI efficient and accessible for everyone. The post MosaicML: Deep learning models for sale, all shapes and sizes (Ep. 577) appeared first on Stack Over … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

What developers with ADHD want you to know

For this followup post, we spoke with two Stack Overflow software engineers with ADHD about their experiences being diagnosed as adults, taking medication, and communicating about their ADHD at work. The post What developers with ADHD want you to know appeared first on Stack Over … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The Overflow #180: The battle for your attention at work

Dehydrating the web, DDOSing a brain, and A/B testing mistakes The post The Overflow #180: The battle for your attention at work appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Balancing a PhD program with a startup career (Ep. 576)

Cameron Wolfe, Director of AI at Rebuy and deep learning researcher, joins Ben for a conversation about generative AI, autonomous agents, and balancing a PhD program with a tech career.  The post Balancing a PhD program with a startup career (Ep. 576) appeared first on Stack Over … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Building a safer community: Announcing our new Code of Conduct

Since we last updated our Code of Conduct in 2018, the world has shifted dramatically. Hear from our VP of Community as we dive into our newest updates to the Code of Conduct.  The post Building a safer community: Announcing our new Code of Conduct appeared first on Stack Overflo … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

CEO Update: Paving the road forward with AI and community at the center

With all the significant changes in the industry, one thing has remained the same: companies are committed to driving productivity and efficiency throughout their organizations, and we continue to help our customers and community deliver both. The post CEO Update: Paving the road … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

This product could help build a more equitable workplace (Ep. 575)

Today’s guest is Ilit Raz, founder and CEO of Joonku, which aims to build a more equitable workplace by automating the recruitment of diverse talent from underrepresented communities. The post This product could help build a more equitable workplace (Ep. 575) appeared first on St … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

More on our AI future: building course recommendations and a new data platform

Our senior data scientist goes deep in talking about how we built our course recommendation engine. The post More on our AI future: building course recommendations and a new data platform appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The Overflow #179: Brag about your code

MVC in the WWW, radioactive dryers, and the 11ty bundle. The post The Overflow #179: Brag about your code appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

How the creator of Angular is dehydrating the web (Ep. 574)

Miško Hevery, creator of Angular and longtime Googler, tells Ben about building the future of web applications in his new role as CTO of Builder.io.  The post How the creator of Angular is dehydrating the web (Ep. 574) appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

How to use marketing techniques to build a better resume

If you want to get the attention of a customer, marketing has the techniques to get you there. The post How to use marketing techniques to build a better resume appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

For those who just don’t Git it (Ep. 573)

Pierre-Étienne Meunier, creator and lead developer of open-source version control system Pijul, joins the home team to talk about version control, functional programming, and why OCaml is a source of French national pride. The post For those who just don’t Git it (Ep. 573) appear … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Modern work requires attention. Constant alerts steal it

Attention—the time and freedom to focus—is your team’s most valuable resource. The post Modern work requires attention. Constant alerts steal it appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Building zero tier systems on bare metal (Ep. 572)

On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Mauricio Linhares, senior software engineer at Stripe, about the pain of migrating monoliths to microservices, defining zero-tier systems, and why plugging all your servers into the same power supply is a bad idea.  The post Building zer … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Keep ‘em separated: Get better maintainability in web projects using the model-view-controller pattern

MVC is an old pattern, but it's still relevant to web apps. The post Keep ‘em separated: Get better maintainability in web projects using the model-view-controller pattern appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Great code isn’t enough. Developers need to brag about it (Ep. 571)

Today’s guest is Dagna Bieda, a career coach who specializes in helping developers and engineers level up their careers. She shares why developers should promote the value of their contributions, how soft skills can make or break a coding career, and why a moment of burnout inspi … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Stories from our survey: Salary in the time of pandemic

Salaries for developers surged over the past few years, but those gains weren't even distributed globally. The post Stories from our survey: Salary in the time of pandemic appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The Overflow #177: The AI is the UI

Jobs in climate tech, mortal consent issues, and rendering in React The post The Overflow #177: The AI is the UI appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Stung by OWASP? Chatting with the creator of the most popular web app scanner (Ep. 570)

Simon Bennetts, founder and project lead of OWASP ZAP, joins the home team to talk about how he came to create the world’s most-used web app scanner, why open-source projects need long-term contributors, and how recent AI advancements could introduce new security vulnerabilities. … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

A conversation with the folks building Google’s AI models and I/O releases

Paige Bailey, lead product manager for generative models at Google, breaks down where the company's AI is heading. The post A conversation with the folks building Google’s AI models and I/O releases appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

A Message from Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO Stack Overflow

An update from our CEO. The post A Message from Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO Stack Overflow appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

How do we get a tech team to make a big technical change?

Big changes need more than technical chops to get them implemented. The post How do we get a tech team to make a big technical change? appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Read the docs? We prefer to chat with them (Ep. 568)

Cassidy and Ceora talk with Astro creator Fred K. Schott and Cloudflare’s Brendan Irvine-Broque and Michael Hart about the intersection of open source and AI. The post Read the docs? We prefer to chat with them (Ep. 568) appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The 2023 Developer Survey is now live!

We want to know about all the technology that makes you swoon and scoff. The post The 2023 Developer Survey is now live! appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The Overflow #176: Jobs that save the world 

KYC, JPG size mysteries, and fluid typography The post The Overflow #176: Jobs that save the world  appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Building golden paths for developers (Ep. 567)

The home team talks with Luca Galante of Humanitec about how platform engineering is more art than science, how self-service platforms empower developers with “golden paths,” and why he’s excited, not anxious, about AI tools (at least for now). The post Building golden paths for … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

How to land a job in climate tech

Climate tech is a niche industry and requires specific strategies to get a job in. The post How to land a job in climate tech appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Don’t panic! A playbook for managing any production incident

Knowing how to handle it when things break is more important than preventing things from ever breaking. The post Don’t panic! A playbook for managing any production incident appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

When AI meets IP: Can artists sue AI imitators? (Ep. 566)

Ben and Ceora talk through some thorny issues around AI-generated music and art, explain why creators are suing AI companies for copyright infringement, and compare notes on the most amusing/alarming AI-generated content making the rounds (Pope coat, anyone?). The post When AI me … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

AI isn’t the app, it’s the UI

A realistic understanding of generative AI can guide us to its ideal use case: not a decision-maker or unsupervised agent tucked away from the end user, but an interface between humans and machines. The post AI isn’t the app, it’s the UI appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The Overflow #175: The coding school that bought a university

Communities on Teams, mathematical serendipity, and Node v20. The post The Overflow #175: The coding school that bought a university appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

How a top-ranked engineering school reimagined CS curriculum (Ep. 565)

The home team welcomes a student and a professor from engineering powerhouse Olin College for a discussion of computer science education and how Olin prepares its students to hit the ground running as software engineers. The post How a top-ranked engineering school reimagined CS … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Looking for job perks? How about saving the world?

If you find yourself on the receiving end of a layoff—or feeling existential dread more generally—the timing might be right for a major life change. The post Looking for job perks? How about saving the world? appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The worst coder in the world tries an AI sidekick

Look out, world! The worst coder is back and ready to create code he doesn't understand. The post The worst coder in the world tries an AI sidekick appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Is this the AI renaissance?

Paul van der Boor is a Senior Director of Data Science at Prosus and a member of its internal AI group. He talks with Ben about what’s happening in the world of generative AI, the power of collective discovery, and the gap between a shiny proof of concept and a product that peopl … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

Instantly verify your customers online with Open Banking APIs

Want to make sure you're not taking money from criminals? There's an API for it. The post Instantly verify your customers online with Open Banking APIs appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

The Overflow #174: This email could have been a meeting

Stateless auth-as-a-service, the liability of doing good, and visualized React The post The Overflow #174: This email could have been a meeting appeared first on Stack Overflow Blog. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago

When setting up monitoring, less data is better (Ep. 563)

Computer scientist Jean Yang, founder and CEO of monitoring and observability platform Akita, tells the home team how her drive to improve developer tooling led her from academia to Silicon Valley. The post When setting up monitoring, less data is better (Ep. 563) appeared first … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 year ago