Can climate tech startups address the current crisis?

Lisbeth Kaufman, Head of Climate Tech at AWS, sits down with Ryan to talk about her work helping climate tech startups get off the ground and the role startups can play in addressing the climate change crisis. She highlights a few projects to get excited about, including ones foc … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 days ago

What we learned at TDX 2025

Some high-level takeaways, with more to come. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 days ago

Junky data is like an out-of-tune guitar—it prevents AI harmony

In our very first episode, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar talks to Don Woodlock, Head of Global Healthcare Solutions at InterSystems, about the challenges in their AI journey and the critical role of a robust data strategy in any successful AI initiative. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 3 days ago

A look under the hood: How (and why) we built Question Assistant

Evaluating question quality and determining the appropriate feedback required some classic ML techniques in addition to our GenAI solution. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 4 days ago

Sharing the power of the command line

Ryan welcomes Zach Lloyd, founder and CEO of Warp, to the show to talk about reimagining the terminal. They also discuss why Warp was built in Rust (“it’s definitely harder”), how AI is transforming developer tools, and what Zach (formerly a principal engineer at Google) learned … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 5 days ago

How are sandwich generation developers dealing?

More developers are sandwiched between caring for kids and older relatives. What does this mean for them and for the industry as a whole? | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 6 days ago

Is Postgres the best database for GenAI?

Jeremy “Jezz” Kellway, VP of Engineering for Analytics and Data & AI at EDB (Enterprise Database), joins Ryan for a conversation about Postgres and AI. They unpack how Postgres is becoming the standard database for AI applications, the importance of managing unstructured data, an … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 9 days ago

How can AI perform on the edge?

What are the capabilities, constraints, and benefits of running AI models of edge devices? | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 11 days ago

Boosting collaboration and control: New features for Stack Overflow for Teams

Our latest Enterprise release brings exciting new features designed to enhance collaboration, streamline user management, and expand API capabilities. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 12 days ago

Secure coding beyond just memory safety

Software security expert Tanya Janca, author of Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding and Staff DevRel at AppSec company Semgrep, joins Ryan to talk about secure coding practices. Tanya unpacks the significance of input validation, the challenges of trusting data sources, and the int … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 12 days ago

“Translation is the tip of the iceberg”: A deep dive into specialty models

Olga Beregovaya, VP of AI at Smartling, joins Ryan and Ben to explore the evolution and specialization of language models in AI. They discuss the shift from rule-based systems to transformer models, the importance of fine-tuning for translation tasks, and the role of human transl … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 16 days ago

Our next phase—Q&A was just the beginning

For those that missed our February AMA, let’s discuss the future of Stack Overflow | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 17 days ago

Variants of LoRA

Want to train a specialized LLM on your own data? The easiest way to do this is with low rank adaptation (LoRA), but many variants of LoRA exist. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 18 days ago

Writing tests with AI, but not LLMs

Animesh Mishra, senior solutions engineer at Diffblue, joins Ryan and Ben to talk about how AI agents can help you get better test coverage. Animesh explains how agentic AI can expedite and enhance automation and refactoring processes, how Diffblue leverages machine learning tech … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 20 days ago

One quality every engineering manager should have? Empathy.

Ryan talks with senior engineering manager Caitlin Weaver about how her childhood fascination with computers led to her leading CLEAR’s Cloud Infrastructure Engineering team, her experiences in DevOps, the role of empathy in engineering management, and how the platform engineerin … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 23 days ago

Research roadmap update, February 2024

An update to the research that the User Experience team is running over the next quarter. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 24 days ago

Research roadmap update, February 2025

An update to the research that the User Experience team is running over the next quarter. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 24 days ago

WBIT #4: Using GIS to understand the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to

How a theater major became a fullstack engineer building software to manage climate change. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 25 days ago

Why is it so hard for companies to protect your privacy?

Minh Nguyen, VP of Engineering at Transcend, joins Ryan for a conversation about the complexities of privacy and consent in tech, from the challenges organizations face in managing data privacy to the importance of consent management tools to the evolving landscape of privacy reg … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 26 days ago

Solving the data doom loop

Ken Stott, Field CTO of API platform Hasura, tells Ryan about the data doom loop: the concept that organizations are spending lots of money on data systems without seeing improvements in data quality or efficiency. Their conversation touches on the challenges of data management, … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

How to harness APIs and AI for intelligent automation

APIs have steadily become the backbone of AI systems, connecting data and tools seamlessly. Discover how they can drive scalable and secure training for AI models and intelligence automation. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

A distributed database that can withstand a meteor strike

Can your database handle a billion customers per month? | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

“In the short term, more chaos”: What’s next for API design

Sagar Batchu, CEO and cofounder of API tooling company Speakeasy, talks with Ryan about the evolving API landscape, AI integration, the role of human technologists in an increasingly automated environment, and what people building APIs right now should keep in mind. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Shifting left without slowing down: Q&A with Moti Gindi of Apiiro

Can an org automate security, change its culture to up their dev velocity, and stave off burnout? | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Why build your own vector DB? To process 25,000 images per second

Ben and Ryan chat with Babak Behzad, senior engineering manager at Verkada, about running a pipeline that vectorizes 25,000 images per second into a custom-built vector database. They discuss whether the speed is due to technical brains or brawn, the benefits of processing on dev … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Investing in the Stack Exchange Network and the future of Stack Overflow

Mark your calendars to learn more about Stack’s Future—Feb 26th. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Will the web ever be the primary delivery system for 3D games?

Jaime Torrealba, a frontend developer currently at Push Security, joins Ryan to talk about 3D graphics and web development. Their conversation ranges from the evolution of technologies like WebGL and WebGPU to the importance of performance optimization for different devices to th … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Community Products Roadmap Update, January 2025

An update on recent launches and the upcoming roadmap. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Feature flags: Theory meets reality

Ryan is joined by Fynn Glover (CEO) and Ben Papillon (CTO), cofounders of Schematic, for a conversation about managing feature flags in software development. They explore theoretical and practical applications of feature flags, the issue of tech debt, and how orgs could manage en … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

New year, new features: Level up your Stack Overflow for Teams in 2025

The first release of the year is packed with features to make your knowledge-sharing community better. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

How engineering teams can thrive in 2025

New year, new approach. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

“Countries are coming online tomorrow, whole countries”

Ben and Ryan are joined by RJ Tuit, Head of UI Platform and Client Architect at ClickUp, formerly an engineering director at Microsoft. They talk about ClickUp’s vision for a comprehensive productivity platform, the complexities of measuring productivity and UX in software develo … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Stack Gives Back 2024!

We’re excited to announce our 16th annual Stack Gives Back campaign donations. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

How the internet changed in 2024

John Graham-Cumming, CTO of Cloudflare, joins Ben and Ryan for a conversation about the latest trends in internet usage highlighted in Cloudflare's 2024 Year in Review report. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Why all developers should adopt a safety-critical mindset

Is anyone designing software where failures don't have consequences? | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

WBIT#3: Can good team dynamics make Agile obsolete?

Kyle welcomes Wes Copeland, a senior frontend engineer at Apartment Advisor, to the interview. They talk about how good test coverage helps you develop software faster, the benefits of low-fidelity prototypes, and why he prefers to avoid vibes-driven development. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

The developer skill you might be neglecting

Ben and Ryan talk with Geoffrey (Jef) Huck, a software developer turned public speaking coach, about the importance of soft skills in the tech industry—in particular, speaking and communication skills. Their conversation touches on how Huck’s experiences with anxiety shaped his e … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 month ago

Robots building robots in a robotic factory

Ryan talks with Sterling Chin, a senior developer advocate at Postman, about the intersection of APIs and AI. They cover the emergence of AI APIs, the importance of quality APIs for AI integrations, and the evolving role of GraphQL in this new landscape. Sterling explains how som … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

“Data is the key”: Twilio’s Head of R&D on the need for good data

In this episode, Ben and Ryan sit down with Inbal Shani, Chief Product Officer and Head of R&D at Twilio. They talk about how Twilio is incorporating AI into its offerings, the enormous importance of data quality in achieving high-quality responses from AI, the challenges of inte … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

Failing fast at scale: Rapid prototyping at Intuit

Have an idea? Turn it into a prototype first. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

WBIT #2: Memories of persistence and the state of state

Bottom line: let React do the React things. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

How AI apps are like Google Search

Happy New Year! In this episode, Ryan talks with Jetify founder and CEO Daniel Loreto, a former engineering lead at Google and Twitter, about what AI applications have in common with Google Search. They also discuss the challenges inherent in developing AI systems, why a data-dri … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

Developers want more, more, more: the 2024 results from Stack Overflow’s Annual Developer Survey

This year, technologies such as JavaScript and PostgreSQL remain most popular, Rust and Markdown remain most admired, developers are most frustrated by technical debt at work, and they don’t see AI as a threat to their jobs. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

Generative AI is not going to build your engineering team for you

It’s easy to generate code, but not so easy to generate good code. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

How developers (really) used AI coding tools in 2024

During the holidays, we’re releasing some highlights from a year full of conversations with developers and technologists. Enjoy! We’ll see you in 2025. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

In Rust we trust? White House Office urges memory safety

Is your preferred programming language a matter of national security? | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

Breaking up is hard to do: Chunking in RAG applications

A look at some of the current thinking around chunking data for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago

The ghost jobs haunting your career search

There’s no silver bullet for this type of ghost. | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 2 months ago