The number of new tools designed to make life easier for software developers has exploded in recent years. New programming frameworks help you snap applications together more quickly, while open ...

An example of a question posed to Stack Overflow’s millions of developers. (GeekWire Screenshot) Millions of technical professionals each month use Stack Overflow to answer tricky questions about ...

Joel Spolsky, CEO of Stack Overflow, shares how he started his $400 million Q&A platform for developers with just a blog. Stack Overflow was able to disrupt Experts Exchange, a similar programmer Q&A ...

If you're a programmer, you already know about Stack Overflow. It's a developer site where questions about all languages and problems are asked and answered. Every programmer uses it and knows jokes ...

I can remember when the great Jeff Atwood (User #1) went on Twitter and asked people to suggest names for a website that would be useful for developers. He was vague about what that site would do ...

One of the most painstaking bugs to hunt down in an embedded system is when the stack overflows its boundaries and starts to overwrite nearby memory. The symptoms of stack overflow usually appear ...

Let’s say you’re relatively new to coding. Maybe you’re studying it in college, or you’ve just started at an entry-level position after attending a five-week ...

Bob Van Dijk, chief executive officer of Naspers Ltd., hits the gong to signify the opening of trading for new Prosus NV unit of Naspers Ltd., at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange 2019. Photographer: ...